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The Ohio River Oil Spill: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Clark Robert M.,
Vicory Alan H.,
Goodrich James A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1990.tb06934.x
Subject(s) - oil spill , environmental science , legislature , diesel fuel , environmental planning , petroleum engineering , environmental protection , environmental engineering , engineering , waste management , geography , archaeology
The spill of diesel oil fuel in January 1988 raised a number of technical, legislative, and administrative issues—such as assessing long‐ and short‐term environmental damage, evaluating regulations regarding oil tanks, and examining spill response procedures. An important research need is the development of computer models that can better predict the travel time and the concentration of contaminants should a spill occur.