Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology

Provides a scientific basis for the cleanup and for the assessment of oil spills Oil spills are a form of pollution caused by the release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment. They commonly occur in the ocean and include materials such as crude oil, refined petroleum, or oily refuse. Spills can take months to years to clean up and without human intervention many contacted plant and animal life die. The Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology serves both as an authoritative reference for professionals in the field as well as a text book for those entering the field. The book covers the science of oil spills from risk analysis to cleanup and through the effects on the environment. The new approach will be to look only at the science of each aspect of the topic and summarize the newest finding of this topic. This will involve extensive literature review as well as assessment and synthesis. The emphasis will be on scholarly approaches to each topic. Through contributions from leading experts in diverse fields, the Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology features: A multi–disciplinary approach covering fields as diverse as biology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, oceanography and toxicology Covers the science of oil spills from risk analysis to cleanup and through the effects on the environment Case studies examining and analyzing spills, such as Tasman Spirit oil spill on the Karachi Coast, and provides lessons to prevent these in the future Topics include the analysis of oil behavior such as evaporation, natural dispersion, and sedimentation. Other topics include the biodegradation and environmental effects of oils spills. Finally since no two spills are alike one needs to learn the lessons of the past. The case studies mentioned above show how some unique spills seem defy the laws of nature. Merv Fingas has 40 years of experience in oil and chemical spill research. He has authored over 850 technical publications and papers including books, manuals and over 500 peer–reviewed papers. He has won over 20 awards for research and papers from the United States Government, Canadian Government and international conferences. Dr.  Fingas has also collaborated on studies with over 25 organizations around the world, coordinated studies for over 30 years through 6 internationally–attended committees and developed co–operative projects with many international groups.

Risk Analysis 1. Risk Analysis and Prevention Dr. Dagmar Schmidt–Etkin Oil Properties 2. Oil Physical Properties: Measurement and Correlation Dr. Bruce Hollebone Oil Properties and Properties 3 Introduction to Oil Chemistry and Properties Dr. Merv Fingas 4 Vegetable Oil Spills: Oil Properties and Behaviour Dr. Merv Fingas Oil Analysis 5 Chromatographic Fingerprinting Analysis of Crude Oils and Petroleum Products Dr. Chunn Yang 6 Oil Spill Identification Dr. Joan Albaiges Oil Behaviour 7 Oil and Petroleum Evaporation Dr. Merv Fingas 8 Water‑in‑Oil Emulsions: Formation and Prediction Dr. Merv Fingas and Ben Fieldhouse 9 Oil Behaviour in Ice‑Infested Waters Dr. Merv Fingas and Dr. Bruce Hollebone Modelling 10 Introduction to Spill Modeling Dr. M Fingas 11 Oceanographic and meteorological effects on spilled oil Dr. C.J. Beegle–Krause and Dr. Bill Lehr Detection, tracking and remote sensing 12 Oil Spill Remote Sensing Dr. Merv Fingas and Dr. Carl Brown 13 Detection, tracking and remote sensing Drs.  K. Topouzelis, D.Tarchi, M. Vespe, O. Muellenhoff, G. Ferraro, and M. Posada 14 Detection of Oil in, with and under Ice and Snow Dr. Merv Fingas and Dr. Carl Brown Oil Spills on Land 15 Bioremediation of oil spills on land Drs. L.D. Brown and Ania Ulrich 16 Microbe‑Assisted Phytoremediation of Petroleum Impacted Soil: A Scientifically Proven Green Technology Drs. K.E. Gerhardt, P.D. Gerwing, X.D. Huang, and B.M. Greenberg Effects of Oil 17 Overview of Efforts to Document and Reduce Impacts of Oil Spills on Seabirds Drs. Roger C. Helm, Harry R. Carter, R. Glenn Ford, D. Michael Fry, Roc¡o L. Moreno, Carolina Sanpera, and Flo S. Tseng 18 Overview of Effects of Oil Spills on Marine Mammals Drs. Roger C. Helm, Daniel P. Costa, Terry D. DeBruyn, Thomas J. O′Shea, Randall S. Wells, and Terrie M. Williams 19 Oil Spill Impact and Recovery of Coastal Marsh Vegetation Dr. Qianxin Lin Natural Dispersion 20 A Review of Natural Dispersion Models Dr. Merv Fingas Cold Region Spills 21 Arctic and Antarctic Spills Drs. D.M. Filler, M.C. Kennicutt II, I. Snape, S.T. Sweet, and A.G. Klein Case Studies 22 The Prestige Oil Spill Drs. J. Albaiges, A. Bernabeu, S. Castanedo, N. Jimenez,  C. Morales‑Caselles, A. Puente,  and  L. Vinas 23 The Grounding of the Bahia Paraiso, Arthur Harbor, Antarctica. Distribution and Fate of Oil Spill Related Hydrocarbons Drs. S.T. Sweet, M.C. Kennicutt, II, and A.G. Klein 24 Tasman Spirit Oil Spill on the Karachi Coast, Pakistan Hina A. Siddiqi and Alia Bano Munshi Appendix 25 The Oil Properties Data Appendix Dr. Bruce Hollebone 26 Conversions 27 Ice Nomenclature

Merv Fingas has 40 years of experience in oil and chemical spill research. He has authored over 850 technical publications and papers including books, manuals and over 500 peer–reviewed papers. He has won over 20 awards for research and papers from the United States Government, Canadian Government and international conferences. Dr.  Fingas has also collaborated on studies with over 25 organizations around the world, coordinated studies for over 30 years through 6 internationally–attended committees and developed co–operative projects with many international groups.