Spills of Emulsified Fuels

Spills of Emulsified Fuels

Risks and Response

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309083010
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309510349
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309169998
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2002
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 119
  • Language: English

Spills of Emulsified Fuels: Risks and Response is part of an evolving body of work conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) to help inform debate and decision-making regarding the ecological consequences of releases associated with the widespread use of fossil fuels. Like earlier NRC reports, it attempts to understand the chemical, physical, and biological behavior of a complex mix of compounds that make up various petroleum hydrocarbon-based fuels. The specific risk factors presented by emulsified fuels are difficult to characterize, mainly because there have been no spills of emulsified fuels to date, and thus there is little practical experience with these products.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction and Overview
  • 2 Behavior and Fates: Summary and Evaluation of Available Information
  • 3 Ecological Effects: Summary and Evaluation of Available Information
  • 4 Efficacy of Response: Summary and Evaluation of Available Information
  • References
  • Appendix A Committee Biographies
  • Appendix B Literature Reviewed by the Committee
  • Appendix C Acronyms

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