Oil in the Environment : Legacies and Lessons of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill / edited by John A. Wiens.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (482 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781139225335 (ebook)
- 363.738/2097983 23
- TD196.P4 O386 2013
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
What light does nearly 25 years of scientific study of the Exxon Valdez oil spill shed on the fate and effects of a spill? How can the results help in assessing future spills? How can ecological risks be assessed and quantified? In this, the first book on the effects of Exxon Valdez in 15 years, scientists directly involved in studying the spill provide a comprehensive perspective on, and synthesis of, scientific information on long-term spill effects. The coverage is multidisciplinary, with chapters discussing a range of issues including effects on biota, successes and failures of post-spill studies and techniques, and areas of continued disagreement. An even-handed and critical examination of more than two decades of scientific study, this is an invaluable guide for studying future oil spills and, more broadly, for unraveling the consequences of any large environmental disruption. For access to a full bibliography of related publications, follow the Resources link at www.cambridge.org/9781107027176.
There are no comments on this title.