Marine Hydrocarbon Spill Assessments
From Baseline Information through to Decision Support Tools

Presents approaches and methodologies, including applied techniques, to assessments of hydrocarbon spills in marine environments, from near-shore to the open ocean

Oleg Makarynskyy (Edited by)

9780128193549, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 25 August 2021

386 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.45 kg

Marine Hydrocarbon Spill Assessments: From Risk of Spill through to Probabilities Estimates describes the methods used for estimating hydrocarbon spill risks and the potential consequences. Throughout the book, mathematical methodologies and algorithms are included to aid the reader in the solving of applied tasks presented. Marine Hydrocarbon Spill Assessments: From Risk of Spill through to Probabilities Estimates provides a fundamental understanding of the oil properties and processes which determine the persistence and impacts of oils in the marine environment. It informs the reader of the current research in hydrocarbon spill assessments, starting from an assessment of a risk of a spill, and moving on to modelling approaches to impact assessments, laboratory toxicity assessments, field impact assessments and response options, and prevention and contingency planning.

1. Baseline data for spill assessments: ambient conditions, socioeconomic data, sensitivity maps 2. A brief survey of oil spill weathering models 3. Horizontal transport in oil-spill modeling 4. Vertical mixing in oil spill modeling 5. Operational oil spill modelling assessments 6. Assessment of oil toxicity in water 7. Chemical assessments of sources, fate, and impacts of marine oil spills 8. Spill impact and response analyses 9. Decision support tools for managing marine hydrocarbon spills in island environments

Subject Areas: Hazardous waste treatment & disposal [TQSR3], The environment [RN]