The basics of oil spill cleanup - Fingas, Mervin F. (Boca Raton, Fla. CRC Press, 2013)
1. Oil spills : why do they happen and how often? -- 2. Response to oil spills -- 3. Types of oil and their properties -- 4. Behavior of oil in the environment -- 5. Analysis, detection, and remote sensing of oil spills -- 6. Containment on water -- 7. Oil recovery on water -- 8. Separation, pumping, decontamination, and disposal -- 9. Spill-treating agents -- 10. In-situ burning -- 11. Shoreline cleanup and restoration -- 12. Oil spills on land -- 13. Effects of oil spills on the environment.
Keywords: Oil spills -- Cleanup; Oil pollution of the sea -- Environmental aspects -- North America; Electronic books