Options for minimizing environmental impacts of freshwater spill response Inland oil spills

"The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) jointly developed this guide as a tool for contingency planners and field responders to identify response techniques that have minimal ecological impacts and also minimize the impact of the oil. The guide provides information on 29 response methods and classifies their relative environmental impact for combinations of four oil types and twelve freshwater environments and habitats. Spill topics of special concern in freshwater settings are also discussed, including public health, conditions under which oil might sink in freshwater, oil behavior in ice conditions, permafrost, and use of firefighting foams."--p.vii. "September 1994." Also available online in PDF. Includes bibliographical references (p. A-1 - A-4). 1994 NOS (National Ocean Service) Library Public Domain 1935