(Ebook) Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects (No. 3) by Fates, and Effects Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, National Research Council ISBN 9780309084383, 9780309505512, 0309084385, 0309505518

(Ebook) Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects (No. 3) by Fates, and Effects Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, National Research Council ISBN 9780309084383, 9780309505512, 0309084385, 0309505518

Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations and land-based sources. Public attention to oil spills has forced improvements. Still, a considerable amount of oil is discharged yearly into sensitive coastal environments. Oil in the Sea provides an accurate estimate of oil pollutant discharge into marine waters, including an evaluation of the methods for assessing petroleum load and a discussion about the concerns these loads represent. Featuring close-up looks at the Exxon Valdez spill and other notable events, the book identifies important research questions and makes recommendations for better analysis of - and more effective measures against - pollutant discharge.