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Countermeasures to Control Oil Spills in Western Canada a
Author(s) -
Hall P. L.,
Quam H.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1976.tb03097.x
Subject(s) - petroleum , petroleum industry , legislation , oil spill , government (linguistics) , petroleum product , environmental protection , pollution , environmental planning , engineering , business , environmental science , waste management , political science , environmental engineering , law , geology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , ecology , biology
Increasing concern over ground‐water pollution from hydrocarbons is being expressed by governments and industries in western Canada. The Manitoba government has recently held public hearings on the subject and is now working with the petroleum industry to develop new legislation concerning the handling of refined petroleum products. The petroleum industry has developed a series of “oil spill manuals” which describe procedures for controlling leaks and spills of petroleum products. Emphasis is now being placed on education and prevention, and hydro‐geologists are involved in developing training manuals and films.