Preface |
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Author Biography |
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14 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Characteristics And Properties Of Crude Oil And Its Products |
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2.1 Nature of Crude Oils and Their Products |
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2.2 Basic Properties of Pure Hydrocarbons |
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2.3 Basic Properties of Crude Oil and Its Products |
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2.4 Estimation of the Composition of Petroleum Mixtures |
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2.5 Estimation of Density and Pour Point |
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2.6 Estimation of Boiling Point, Flash Point, and Vapor Pressure |
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2.7 Estimation of Viscosity, Diffusivity, and Surface Tension |
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38 | (4) |
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2.8 Solubility of Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Fluids in Water |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Sources And Causes Of Oil Spills |
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47 | (2) |
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3.2 Statistical Data on Oil and Gas Production and Trade Movement |
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49 | (6) |
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3.3 Oil Spills Caused by Petroleum Exploration and Production |
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55 | (4) |
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3.4 Oil Spills Caused by Marine Transportation |
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59 | (10) |
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3.4.1 Oil and Gas Transportation by Tankers |
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60 | (5) |
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3.4.2 Oil and Gas Transportation by Pipelines |
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65 | (4) |
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3.5 Oil Spills Caused by Refineries |
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3.6 Oil Spills Caused by Natural Seeps |
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69 | (2) |
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3.7 Oil Spills Caused by War, Sabotage, and Other Actions |
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76 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Major Oil Spills: Occurrence And Their Impacts |
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81 | (3) |
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90 | (2) |
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4.4.3 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
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93 | (2) |
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4.5 Persian Gulf Oil Spill |
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95 | (3) |
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4.6 Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico) Oil Spill 2010 |
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4.6.1 Chronology of Events |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (13) |
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4.6.3 Deepwater Horizon, Macondo Well, and Fluid Composition |
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115 | (3) |
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4.6.4 Meteorological Data |
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118 | (4) |
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4.6.5 Oil Flow Rate and Slick Area |
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4.6.6 Trajectory and Simulation |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Environmental, Economic, And Political Impacts: Case Of Bp Oil Spill |
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5.2 Environmental Impacts |
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136 | (13) |
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5.2.1 Impacts on the Birds and Fish |
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136 | (4) |
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5.2.2 Impacts on the Shores and People |
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140 | (9) |
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149 | (2) |
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5.4 How the Oil Spill Was Stopped |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (5) |
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162 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Oil Spill Response And Cleanup Methods: Case Of Bp Oil Spill |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (6) |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (6) |
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181 | (8) |
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6.6 Skimming and Mechanical Removal Methods |
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189 | (6) |
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195 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Simple Models To Predict Rate Of Oil Spill Disappearance |
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199 | (26) |
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200 | (4) |
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204 | (3) |
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7.3 Calculation Procedure |
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207 | (4) |
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7.4 Laboratory Experiments and Model Predictions |
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211 | (6) |
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7.5 Application of the Model to the Case of Continuous Flow of Oil |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Advanced Oil Spill Modeling And Simulation Techniques |
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225 | (40) |
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225 | (1) |
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8.2 Near-Field and Far-Field Oil Spill Modeling |
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226 | (1) |
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8.3 Subsea Blowouts and Near-Field Modeling |
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227 | (15) |
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8.3.2 Reservoir Fluid versus Surface Oil |
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228 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Modeling the Underwater Oil Jet |
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228 | (1) |
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8.3.3.1 The Physical Processes |
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8.3.3.2 Current Modeling Approaches |
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8.3.3.3 Equilibrium Droplet Size Model |
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8.3.3.4 Population Dynamic Droplet Size Model |
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8.3.3.5 Modeling Oil Plume Dynamics and Underwater Degradation Processes |
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234 | (7) |
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8.3.3.6 Typical Near-Field Model Inputs and Produced Results |
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241 | (1) |
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8.4 Far-Field Oil Spill Modeling |
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242 | (18) |
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8.4.1 Oil Spill Advection |
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244 | (5) |
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8.4.2 The Importance of Wave Data |
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249 | (1) |
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8.4.3 Other Critical Inputs and Processes |
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249 | (1) |
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8.4.3.1 Oil Entrainment and Droplet Size Distribution |
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250 | (1) |
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8.4.3.2 Oil Spill Weathering and Oil Decaying Processes |
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251 | (5) |
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8.4.4 Modeling of the Response Measures |
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256 | (1) |
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8.4.5 Statistical Analysis for Contingency Planning |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Economic And Financial Impacts Of Oil Spills |
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9.1 Oil, Oil Spill, Response and Recovery System |
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265 | (4) |
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9.1.1 Oil and Gas System and Potential Oil Spills |
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266 | (1) |
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9.1.1.1 Oil and Gas System |
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266 | (1) |
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9.1.1.2 Potential Oil Spills |
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267 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Oil Spill Response and Recovery System |
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268 | (1) |
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9.2 Economic and Financial Aspects of Oil Spill |
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269 | (16) |
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9.2.1 Local Economic Impact |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (9) |
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9.2.1.2 Natural Resource Damages |
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280 | (3) |
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9.2.1.3 Socioeconomic Loss |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Global Economic Impact |
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285 | (1) |
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9.3 Major Oil Spills: Compensation, Claim, and Cost Estimation |
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285 | (5) |
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Index |
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