Safety in petroleum movement: is enough being done to protect the environment?
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Authors
Bialas, Brian Henry
Subjects
Spill: Clean-up
Types
Prevention
Sources
Causes
Trends
Safety
Industry/Government Efforts
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Types
Prevention
Sources
Causes
Trends
Safety
Industry/Government Efforts
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Advisors
Boger, Dan C.
Date of Issue
1991-12
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis is an investigation to identify whether
sufficient efforts are being taken to provide the highest
possible safety in petroleum movement. Current practices and
on-going initiatives for spill prevention and cleanup are
identified. From these efforts, overall trends in spills have
been identified. The small percentage of oil spilled,
compared to the amount transferred is examined; in addition,
long term impact on the environment is analyzed. It is
concluded that oil spills are inevitable no matter how much
effort is exerted; they are a part of petroleum movements.
However, due to the concerted efforts by industry and
government, spills should continue to decline via better
prevention, and those spills that do occur will be cleaned up more promptly, with less environmental impact. The author
recommends that efforts for oil spill reduction need to
continue and require constant management attention. In
addition, specific recommendations for the oil spill program
are also included.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Management
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
70 p.;28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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