A GUIDE TO MARINE POLLUTION, EDITED BY E.G. GOLDBERG (GORDON AND BREACH, NEW YORK, 1972.) CHAPTER 2. PETROLEUM

Oil pollution of the ocean is reviewed. Briefly covered are the following topics: Sources, extent, and biological decomposition. The major coverage involves the various methods of detecting and analyzing petroleum.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in a Guide to Marine Pollution, New York, 1972, pp 19-40. Prepared in cooperation with Stichting Concawe, The Hague (Netherlands), British Petroleum Company Limited, London (England) and B.P. Research Center, Sunbury on Thames (England).
• Corporate Authors:

  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Woods Hole, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Blumer, M
  • Blokker, P C
  • Cowell, E B
  • Duckworth, D F
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical analysis; Identification systems; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Oils; Spectroscopic analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil analysis; Oil spill identification; Oil spill sources
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043206
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WHOI-Contrib-2633 Tech Rpt
• Contract Numbers: N00014-66-C-0241, NSF-GA-19472
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 1973 12:00AM