Spills of diluted bitumen from pipelines : a comparative study of environmental fate, effects, and response /

"Diluted bitumen has been transported by pipeline in the United States for more than 40 years, with the amount increasing recently as a result of improved extraction technologies and resulting increases in production and exportation of Canadian diluted bitumen. The increased importation of Cana...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Effects of Diluted Bitumen on the Environment
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2016]
Temas:
Bitumen.
Oil spills > Environmental aspects.
Environmental disasters.
Bitume.
Déversements de pétrole > Aspect de l'environnement.
Catastrophes écologiques.
asphaltic bitumen.
asphaltum (pigment)
bitumin (color)
man-made disasters.
bitumen (material)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Environmental disasters
Bitumen
Oil spills > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Chemical and physical properties of crude oils
  • Environmental processes, behavior, and toxicity of diluted bitumen
  • Spill response planning and implementation
  • Comparing properties affecting transport, fate, effects, and response
  • Regulations governing spill response planning
  • Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendix A: Glossary
  • Appendix B: Committee member and staff biographies.

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