Oil in the Sea - Inputs, Fates, and Effects

This comprehensive volume follows up and expands on an earlier National Academy of Sciences book. It is the result of an intensive multidisciplinary effort to assess the problems relating to petroleum-derived hydrocarbons in the marine environment. Specifically, it examines the inputs, analytical methods, fates, and effects of petroleum in the marine environment. The section on effects has been expanded significantly, reflecting the extensive scientific effort put forth in determining the effects of petroleum on marine organisms. Other topics discussed include petroleum contamination in specific geographical areas, the potential hazards of this contamination to human health, the impact of oil-related activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the potential impact of petroleum on fisheries.

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Steering Committee for the Petroleum in the Marine Environment Update, National Research Council

Summary

Assesses the problems relating to petroleum-derived hydrocarbons in the marine environment. This book examines the inputs, analytical methods, fates, and effects of petroleum in the marine environment. It reflects the scientific effort put forth in determining the effects of petroleum on marine organisms.

Product details

• Authors: Mathematics Commission on Physical Sciences, Commission On Physical Sciences Mathemat, Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council, Steering Committee for the Petroleum in, Steering Committee for the Petroleum in the Marine Environment Update
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1985
• EAN: 9780309078351
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07835-1
• No. of pages: 619
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology