Understanding Oil Spills & Oil Spill Response: Understanding Oil Spills in Freshwater Environments

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Year: 1999
Pages: 48
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756706408

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Barry Leonard (ed). This report by the EPA’s Office of Emergency & Remedial Response provides information about oil spills. It contains chapters that outline & explain oil spills, their potential effects on the environment, how they are cleaned up, & how various agencies prepare for spills before they happen. Details about five oil spills are provided to show different types of spills & the complexities & issues involved in responding to them. This oil spill discussion includes the Exxon Valdez spill of March 1989; the Ashland oil spill of Jan. 1988; the Wisconsin fire & butter spill in May 1991; the Colonial Pipeline spill of March 1993; & the Lake Lanier soybean oil spill in Atlanta in 1994. Glossary.

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