Bibliograph

Oil in the environment, legacies and lessons of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, edited by John A. Wiens, PRBO Conservation Science, California and The University of Western Australia, Perth

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Oil in the environment, legacies and lessons of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, edited by John A. Wiens, PRBO Conservation Science, California and The University of Western Australia, Perth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Oil in the environment

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

822971436

Responsibility statement

edited by John A. Wiens, PRBO Conservation Science, California and The University of Western Australia, Perth

Sub title

legacies and lessons of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Summary

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 --, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I. Introduction and background -- 1. Introduction and background / John A. Wiens -- 2. The phases of an oil spill and scientific studies of spill effects / Paul D. Boehn, Erich R. Gundlach, and David S. Page -- Part II. Oil in the environment -- 3. Oil in the water column / Paul D. Boehm, Jerry M. Neff, and David S. Page -- 4. Surveying oil on the shoreline / Edward H. Owens and P. Douglas Reimer -- 5. Ancient sites and emergency response: cultural resource protection / Chris B. Wooley and James C. Haggarty -- 6. Fate of oil on shorelines / David S. Page [and 4 others] -- 7. Understanding subsurface contamination using conceptual and mathematical models / Gary A. Pope, Kimberly D. Gordon, and James R. Bragg -- 8. Removal of oil from shorelines: biodegradation and bioremediation / Ronald M. Atlas and James R. Bragg -- Part III. Biological effects -- 9. Cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) as a biomarker in oil spill assessments / James T. Oris and Aaron P. Roberts -- 10. Assessing effects and recovery from environmental accidents / Keith R. Parker [and 3 others] -- 11. Shoreline biota / Erich R. Gundlach [and 3 others] -- 12. Oiling effects on pink salmon / Ernest L. Brannon [and 4 others] -- 13. Pacific herring / Walter H. Pearson [and 3 others] -- 14. Oil and marine birds in a variable environment / John A Wiens, Robert H. Day, and Stephen M. Murphy -- 15. Sea otters: trying to see the forest for the trees since the Exxon Valdez / David L. Garshells and Charles B. Johnson -- Part IV. Assessing oil spill effects and ecological recovery -- 16. Characterizing ecological risks, significance, and recovery / Mark A. Harwell, John H. Gentile, and Keith R. Parker -- Part V. Conclusions -- 17. Science and oil spills: the broad picture / John A. Wiens -- Index

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