Oil in the Environment: Legacies and Lessons of the EXXON Valdez Oil Spill

by John A. Wiens

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107614694
• ISBN13: 9781107614697
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.6"