Oil Spill Occurrence, Simulation, and Behavior

Bringing together a wide range of topics, this work offers practical insight into oil spill occurence, behavior, and simluation for professionals and academics in environmental organizations and government, shipping and marine industry, and offshore production.

List of contents

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Characteristics and Properties of Crude Oil and Its Products. 3. Sources and Causes of Oil Spills. 4. Major Oil Spills: Occurrence and Their Impacts. 5. Environmental, Economic and Political Impacts: Case of BP Oil Spill. 6. Oil Spill Response and Cleanup Methods - Case of BP Oil Spill. 7. A Simple Model to Predict Rate of Oil Spill Disappearance. 8. Advanced Modeling and Simulation Techniques. 9. Economic and Financial Impacts of Oil Spills.

Summary

Bringing together a wide range of topics, this work offers practical insight into oil spill occurence, behavior, and simluation for professionals and academics in environmental organizations and government, shipping and marine industry, and offshore production.

Product details

• Authors: M.R. Riazi
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367742560
• ISBN: 978-0-367-74256-0
• No. of pages: 302
• Weight: 600 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Fuels and Petrochemicals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Soil & Rock, environmental science, engineering & technology, Science / Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Mining Industry, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Extractive industries