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The Treatment of Stranded Oil on Shorelines

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Response to Marine Oil Pollution — Review and Assessment

Part of the book series: Environmental Pollution ((EPOL,volume 2))

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We have seen how the natural processes of evaporation and dispersion (Chapter 3), and how the response techniques of dispersant use and mechanical recovery (Chapters 5 and 6) can reduce the proportion of released oil which reaches shore as oil or emulsions. We also saw in Chapter 4 that the relative impact of dispersed oil on the one hand, and of surface slicks at sea, on the other, justified the use of dispersants at sea in minimising the greater potential for economic and biological impact onshore. In addition, we have seen in Chapter 7 that remote sensing techniques not only assist in mounting effective response at sea to oil releases from shipping casualties but also, in monitoring slick movement, can indicate which shorelines are most at risk. Similarly, illegal discharge monitoring may not only lead to apprehension of offenders but may also enable warnings to be issued of threats to shorelines from accidental or intentional releases of oil from passing ships. In this chapter, we now look at the nature of response problems which arise when, in spite of natural processes and human effort at sea, pollutants do reach shore.

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Cormack, D. (1999). The Treatment of Stranded Oil on Shorelines. In: Response to Marine Oil Pollution — Review and Assessment. Environmental Pollution, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9301-4_8

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