MANUAL OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION AND CLEANUP OF SHORELINES. VOLUME II. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
The purpose of this manual is to provide the on scene field user with a systematic, easy to apply methodology that can be used to assess the threat of an oil spill and select the most appropriate protection and cleanup techniques. A detailed discussion of the factors involved in the decision-making process is also given and includes oil characteristics, behavior and movement of oil, shoreline characterization and sensitivity, protection and cleanup priorities and implementation requirements, and impacts associated with cleanup operations.
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Corporate Authors:
Woodward-Clyde Consultants
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA United States 94111 -
Authors:
- Foget, C R
- Schrier, E
- Cramer, M
- CASTLE, R
- Publication Date: 1979-8
Media Info
- Pagination: 137 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Beaches; Cleaning; Decision making; Impacts; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills
- Old TRIS Terms: Beach cleaning; Oil spill behavior; Oil spill contingency plans; Oil spill impact
- Subject Areas: Environment; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00325789
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
- Report/Paper Numbers: PC A07/MF A01 Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: EPA-68-03-2542
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM