Manual Oil Pollution IV

SeaReader eBook: Oil Pollution - Section IV 2005MAC users need to use a Windows emulator (eg Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop) for the e-reader file software. This edition of Section IV draws on the experience and lessons learned by Governments and industry in responding to marine oil pollution world-wide during the last thirty years. It builds on earlier editions, first published in 1972 and revised in 1980 and1988, and provides a clear and concise overview of the present level of knowledge, expertise and understanding in the field of oil spill response. It covers the behavior and fate of different types of oil when spilled and the effects on marine and coastal resources and includes new chapters on in situ burning and bioremediation measures. Guidance is provided on training, exercises and equipment maintenance and storage -information is also given on liability, compensation and cost accounting. The revision of this section of the Manual on Oil Pollution was undertaken by the Oil Pollution, Preparedness, Response and Co-operation(OPRC) Working Group and approved by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO. Available as digital E-Book via our free Windows-compatible software, SeaReader. More information on E-Books is on our SeaReader page: weilbach.com/weilbach/news-info/seareader-for-web-customers/