In recent years there has been an increasing number of large oil spills. These spills, some of which have occurred directly at the site of extraction and others during transportation, have had in adverse effect on marine organisms. Because of the importance of these organisms in the life cycle...
Recent oil spills heat debate over cleanup liability, other issues.Shumway, DeVan L
The chaotic nature of ocean motion is a major challenge that hinders the discovery of spatio-temporal current routes that govern the transport of material. Certain material, such as oil spills, pose significant environmental threats and these are enhanced by the fact that they evolve in a chaotic...
Airborne laser fluorosensors: Valuable tools for response to marine and terrestrial oil spills Distinguishing between oiled and non-oiled ocean surfaces is a difficult task at the best of times. Add to it, the multitude of spectral signatures that ca... Brown,C.E,Fingas,... - 《Environmental...
Technology and Policy: The Cleanup of Oil Spills from Unprotected Waters. As far as the general public is concerned, the adverse effects of spilled oil coming ashore are more severe than those from oil spills that move offshore. ... J Milgram 被引量: 5发表: 1977年 Toxicity Testing in the...
In recent years there has been an increasing number of large oil spills. These spills, some of which have occurred directly at the site of extraction and others during transportation, have had in adverse effect on marine organisms.Because of the importance of these organisms in the life cycle,...
These emulsifiers include asphaltic materials, “resinous substances, soluble organic acids, particles in the ocean, particles found in crude oils including waxes and asphaltenes, particles found in sea water including suspended sediments, dissolved surfactants which accumulate at the water/oil interface ...
In recent years there has been an increasing number of large oil spills. These spills, some of which have occurred directly at the site of extraction and others during transportation, have had in adverse effect on marine organisms. Because ..
Humans interact with the oceans in diverse and profound ways. The scope, magnitude, footprint and ultimate cumulative impacts of human activities can threaten ocean ecosystems and have changed over time, resulting in new challenges and threats to marine ecosystems. A fundamental gap in understanding ...
Senate Debates Penalties For Oil Spills; Recent Accidents May Break StalemateHelen Dewar