Standard handbook oil spill environmental forensics : Fingerprinting and source identification /: Fingerprinting and source identification. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Scott A. Stout, Zhendi Wang.
• Authors: Stout, Scott A; Wang, Zhendi
• Contents: Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Author biographies; 1 -- Spill site characterization in environmental forensic investigations; 1.1 -- Introduction; 1.2 -- Environmental site characterization and reconnaissance; 1.3 -- Site entry and safety issues during the emergency response phase; 1.3.1 -- Management of safety; 1.3.2 -- Risk assessment and characterization; 1.3.3 -- Chemical toxicity of the spilled oil; 1.3.4 -- Working environment safety; 1.3.5 -- Personal protective equipment 1.4 -- Determination of geographic boundary and definition of different zones within the affected area: 1. terrestrial spills1.5 -- Determination of geographic boundary and definition of different zones within the affected area: 2. marine/coastal wa...; 1.6 -- Collation of physical, ecological, and environmental data; 1.7 -- Sampling plan and design: 1. spills with a known source; 1.7.1 -- Water column sampling; 1.7.2 -- Oil source sampling; 1.7.3 -- Sampling on land; 1.7.4 -- Sampling plan design; 1.8 -- Sampling plan and design: 2. "mystery" spills; 1.9 -- Data management; 1.10 -- Conclusions 2.3.3 -- Packing and shipping of oil samples2.4 -- Sampling organization; 2.4.1 -- Sampling coordinator; 2.4.2 -- The duties of the sampling coordinator; 2.5 -- Oil sampling in marine environments; 2.5.1 -- Surface layer of liquefied oil or w/o emulsion; 2.5.1.1 -- Polyethylene cornet bag; 2.5.1.2 -- Use of a sampling bucket with a line; 2.5.2 -- Highly viscous oil, oil globules, and tar balls on sea surface; 2.5.2.1 -- Use of an aluminum pan; 2.5.2.2 -- Use of a sample bottle directly; 2.5.3 -- Sampling of thin oil films; 2.5.3.1 -- Sampling close to the surface 2.5.3.2 -- Sampling of oil film with a Teflon net attached to a fishing rod2.5.4 -- Sampling from aerial platforms; 2.5.4.1 -- Dropping sampling buoys from aircraft; 2.5.4.2 -- Use of helicopter sampling device; 2.5.5 -- Sampling on beaches; 2.5.6 -- Sampling from oiled animals; 2.6 -- Sampling onboard vessels/suspected sources; 2.6.1 -- General remarks; 2.6.2 -- Safety procedures -- general advice and directions; 2.6.3 -- Sampling techniques -- sources onboard vessels; 2.6.3.1 -- Sampling through the outlet pipe in the bottom of the tank; 2.6.3.2 -- Sampling in tanks through sounding pipes 2.6.3.3 -- Sampling in tanks through ullage port
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.25/942; Environmental forensics; Pollution -- Measurement; Oil spills -- Environmental aspects; Environmental chemistry; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Environmental chemistry; Environmental forensics; Oil spills -- Environmental aspects; Pollution -- Measurement; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128039021; 0128039027
• Related ISBNs: 9780128038321; 0128038322; 9780128096598
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.