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.

A propos de l'auteur

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

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steering Committee for the Petroleum in, National Research Council, Commission On Physical Sciences Mathemat, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Steering Committee for the Petroleum in the Marine Environment Update, Mathematics Commission on Physical Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Applications
• Edition: National Academies Press
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 01.02.1985
• Catégorie: Sciences naturelles, médecine, it, technique > Biologie > Ecologie
• EAN: 9780309078351
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07835-1
• Nombre de pages: 619
• Catégories: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General; SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Environmental Studies