In-Situ Burning for Oil Spill Countermeasures
In-situ burning is recognized as a viable alternative for cleaning up oil spills on land and water. It can rapidly reduce the volume of spilled oil and eliminate the need to collect, store, transport, and dispose of recovered oil, and can also shorten the response time to a spill, thus reducing the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton
CRC Press
2018
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| Edition: | First edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | In-situ burning is recognized as a viable alternative for cleaning up oil spills on land and water. It can rapidly reduce the volume of spilled oil and eliminate the need to collect, store, transport, and dispose of recovered oil, and can also shorten the response time to a spill, thus reducing the chances that the spill will spread on the water surface or further into land. This book will serve as a comprehensive reference for all aspects of in-situ burning of oil spills and include the scientific aspects of the burning process and the related effects, as well as practical information about the procedures to be followed and equipment required for carrying out an in-situ burn. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 463 pages illustrations, charts 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographies references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9781138735255 |
In situ treatment technology