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Oil Spill Environmental Forensics
Fingerprinting and Source Identification
Essential tool for the identification and analysis of the best interpretative techniques for oil spill investigation
Zhendi Wang (Author), Scott Stout (Author)
9780123695239, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 16 February 2007
620 pages, Approx. 210 illustrations
24.4 x 17.5 x 3.8 cm, 1.21 kg
"Explored are the analytical and interpretative techniques best suited for a particular oil spill project. The book also examines the use of these techniques in actual environmental oil spills and chronicles the successes and failures of the techniques used for each of these events." --Petroleum Review, February 2007
Oil Spill Environmental Forensics provides a complete view of the various forensic techniques used to identify the source of an oil spill into the environment. The forensic procedures described within represent various methods from scientists throughout the world. The authors explore which analytical and interpretative techniques are best suited for a particular oil spill project. This handy reference also explores the use of these techniques in actual environmental oil spills. Famous incidents discussed include the Exxon Valdez incident in 1989 and the Guanabara Bay, Brazil 2000. The authors chronicle both the successes and failures of the techniques used for each of these events. Dr. Zhendi Wang is a senior research scientist and Head of Oil Spill Research of Environment Canada, working in the oil and toxic chemical spill research field. He has authored over 270 academic publications and won a number of national and international scientific honors and awards. Dr. Wang is a member of American Chemical Society (ACS), the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), and the International Society of Environmental Forensics (ISEF).
FOREWORD
CONTRIBUTORS
Chemical Fingerprinting of Spilled or Discharged Petroleum – Methods and Factors Affecting Petroleum Fingerprints in the Environment
Spill Site Investigation in Environmental Forensic Investigation
Petroleum Biomarker Fingerprinting for Oil Spill Characterization and Source Identification
Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Sulfur Heterocycles for Source Identification
Oil Spill Identification by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography (GCxGC)
Application of Stable Isotope Ratios in Spilled Oil Identification
Emerging CEN Methodology for Oil Spill Identification
Advantages of Quantitative Chemical Fingerprinting in Oil Spill Identification
A Multivariate Approach to Oil Hydrocarbon Fingerprinting and Spill Source Identification
Chemical Heterogeneity of Marine Heavy Fuel Oils
Biodegradation of Oil Hydrocarbons and Its Implications for Source Identification
Identification of Hydrocarbons in Biological Samples for Source Determination
Trajectory Modeling of Marine Oil Spills
Oil Spill Remote Sensing : A Forensics Approach
Advances in Forensic Techniques for Petroleum Hydrocarbons: The Exxon Valdez Experience
Case Study: Oil Spills in the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia
Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Sources in Guanabara Bay, Brazil
Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], The environment [RN]
