Marine Oil Spills and Soils Contaminated by Hydrocarbons Environmental Stakes and Treatment of Pollutions

Authors : BOCARD Christian   ISBN :  9782710809043  Price : 115 Euros, 137 $US, 754,36 FF Publication Date :  Dec 2007 trade paperback, 170 x 240 mm, 308 p.

This book describes the specificities inherent to these two problems: accidental spillage of petroleum or petroleum products at sea and pollution of soils and groundwater by hydrocarbons.
The author shows that, considering the technical and financial constraints generally encountered, the strategic responses brought in both cases are in fact based on the same approach involving assessment of the risks for human health and activity and for the ecosystems: this leads to the concept of net financial and environmental benefit which justifies, in some cases, the option which consists in allowing natural attenuation to take its course.
Understanding the impact of marine oil spills and of soil and groundwater pollution relies on theoretical and experimental knowledge of the various processes governing the physical, chemical and biological evolution of hydrocarbon pollutants in the media concerned (called "ecodynamics" in this book), taking into account the chemical diversity of the hydrocarbons and their properties.
Numerical models, which are risk assessment tools, are discussed in a practical way on the basis of numerous simulation results in order to demonstrate their operation and limits. Hydrocarbon pollutant analysis and detection methods are described in concrete terms which specify their field of application. Finally, the techniques used for pollution treatment and remediation of contaminated media are described with numerous results, with the emphasis on the operational and strategic aspects.
This book is intended for engineers and technicians who wish to increase their knowledge of various aspects of the problems discussed, decision-makers who require a better understanding of the environmental and economic stakes, as well as students and less well-informed readers who will find both general and detailed information.

  Contents: Chap. 1. Characterisation, Detection and Analysis of Hydrocarbons. 1.1. Nature, origin and main physical-chemical properties of hydrocarbons. 1.2. Identification and analytical characterisation of hydrocarbon pollution. 1.3. Detection and quantification of hydrocarbons in water and soils. Chap. 2. Hydrocarbon Ecodynamics and Modelling. 2.1. Physical-chemical processes. 2.2. Chemical and biological oxidation process. 2.3. Marine and river pollution: interactions with environments, pollutant evolution and modelling of phenomena. 2.4. Pollution of soils and subsurface waters. 3. Environmental Impact and Assessment of Ecological and Health Risks. 3.1. General concepts, purpose and methodologies. 3.2. The ecological impact of oil spills and the associated health risks. 3.3. Assessment of risks from polluted soils. 4. Pollution Treatment: How and How Far to Intervene. 4.1. The general problem of treating pollution. 4.2. Combating oil spills: a technological or an economic challenge? 4.3. Rehabilitation of polluted soils and aquifers. Bibliography. Conclusion. Glossary. Index.

[This book is available in French under the title "Marées noires et sols pollués par des hydrocarbures".]

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