| View Larger Image | Oil Spills | Hardcoverby Joanna Burger (Author)
| List Price: | $40.00 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Rutgers University Press | | Page Count: | 261 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 01, 1997 | | Sales Rank: | 1,951,936st |
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Product Description
Oil is the key to the global economy, but wherever it is handled or transported, there is the potential for spills. This text surveys the history of oil spills, the problems they create, the clean-ups and their efficacy, and the legal, social, economic and ecological consequences. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Book seller review by Peter C. Pritchard (Anchorage Alaska)  5 Stars
June 17, 2009
Book barely used, though discarded from a public library. Great option for out of print books.
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| Oil Spill! (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
by Melvin Berger (Author), Paul Mirocha (Illustrator)
Did you know that an oil spill occurs somewhere in the world almost every day of the year? Berger and Mirocha focus on one of the worst spills in history—the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill—to explain in simple terms and with bold, full color illustrations why oils spills happen, how experts clean up after them, and what effect spilled oil has on ocean plants and wildlife. "A good introduction to the subject."––BL. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)
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| Oil Spills (Our Environment Series)
by Peggy J. Parks (Author)
Massive oil spills are not a common occurrence. In fact, they rarely happen at all-but when they do, the effects can be devastating to the environment. Using real-life oil spills as examples, this book gives readers a clear picture of how these spills happen, the damage they cause, what it takes to clean up the mess, and the long-term environmental effects.
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