The Prevention of Oil PollutionJ. Wardley-Smith |
Contents
Effect of oil spills on land and water | 17 |
Air pollution from the use of petroleum | 35 |
Pollution occurring during exploration | 61 |
Accidental spills from tankers and other vessels | 79 |
Operational pollution from tankers | 115 |
Spills during loading | 133 |
The pipelines contribution | 153 |
Spills during transport by road and rail | 183 |
Domestic and Industrial Storage | 197 |
Discharges from industrial plants and | 213 |
The human factor in oil pollution | 233 |
The role of law in the prevention of oil pollution | 253 |
Conclusion | 295 |
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