SYSTEMS APPROACH TO BEACH PROTECTION FOR OIL SPILL INCIDENTS. PHASE I. FEASIBILITY STUDY

This report is a product of the above efforts. The beach protection system studied in this program is designed to limit the environmental damage caused by oil spills originating from oil exploration, production and transportation. A sorbent-based beach protection system has been investigated and tested for deployment on shorelines and within the intertidal zones of beaches.

• Corporate Authors:

  RRC International Incorporated

  Latham, NY  United States 

  Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory

  Cincinnati, OH  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bakeman, PEJ
  • Armstrong, A L
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adsorption; Beaches; Cleaning; Crude oil; Environmental impacts; Evaluation; Feasibility analysis; Field tests; Freight transportation; Hazards; Impacts; Loss and damage; Oil sorbents; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Shore protection; Systems analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Adsorption processes; Beach cleaning; Cargo transportation; Intertidal zone; Oil spill control; Oil spill impact
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318748
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: EPA-R-803087-01
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM