EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGEMENT OF OFFSHORE Examines the Deepwater Horizon disaster and offers processes for safety and environmental protection
Though renewable energy is a growing piece of the energy “pie,” fossil fuels still dominate our energy supplies and will continue to do so for decades. This makes offshore drilling, especially in places like the Gulf of Mexico and North Sea, extremely important for the future of the world’s energy supply. Unfortunately, the world has been witnessing, over and over again, accidents, deadly explosions, spills, and environmental disasters that could have been avoided with proper safety and environmental processes put in place. The Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history and an ecological nightmare of epic proportions. Emergency Response Management of Offshore Oil Spills aids in the response of this and future disasters by providing this handy reference volume for engineers, managers, and other emergency responders.
This timely publication outlines the toxic nature of crude oil, covering properties of crude oil, chemical composition, toxicity to humans and marine life, and investigates the impact of oil spills from historical case studies. The current arsenals available to address oil spills, such as dispersants, absorbing booms, skimming, and other methods, are also discussed. Technologies that are rapidly being developed to address the Gulf Oil Spill are considered, along with extensive information on chemical protective clothing, air monitoring, respiratory protection, management of waste, and much more. The book concludes with a chapter discussing responsible care and takes a critical look at the reasons why the Deepwater Horizon rig catastrophe happened and examines the follow-up that ensued after the incident.
Emergency Response Management of Offshore Oil Spills provides:
Examples of 26 major oil spills ranked from largest to smallest, describing each incident and the amount of oil spilled
Recommendations and guidance on proper air monitoring methods
Suggestions related to protective garments such as respirators
Comparative product information on chemical dispersants, shoreline bleaching and cleaning chemicals
Detailed toxicity data for humans and marine life
Discussions in the areas of deficiencies in responding to spills and why the oil industry needs to be more responsive to developing technologies
Hazardous materials protocols, including OSHA- and EPA- recommended safe work practices for dealing with hazardous materials
Author Biography:
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff is a consultant to industry andgovernments on standard of care as it pertains to environmentalmanagement and worker protection. He has more than 35 years ofinternational consulting, business, and applied research anddevelopment experiences, having worked throughout Eastern Europe,Russia, parts of the Middle East, Latin America, the Far East,Africa, and the U.S. He has led and participated in hundreds ofpollution prevention and environmental health and safety audits oflarge industrial complexes including refineries, coke-chemicalplants, pulp and paper mills, steel mills, pharmaceutical andpesticide manufacturing plants, wood treating facilities, and otherindustrial operations. He has led and assisted several foreigngovernments in strengthening environmental laws and trained severalthousand regulators and industry personnel on environmentalauditing, pollution prevention and safe chemical management throughprograms sponsored by the U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment, European Union, and World Bank Organization. He is theauthor, co-author or editor of more than 150 technical books. Dr.Cheremisinoff earned his Ph.D., M.Sc. and B.Sc. in chemicalengineering from Clarkson College of Technology. Anton Davletshin is Senior Project Manager for N&P,Ltd, a firm specializing in standard of care assessments. Antonmanages sampling programs, conducts historical literature reviewsand assists in environmental impact assessments that aid N&Pstaff in forensic reconstruction of legacy pollution problems. Hisexpertise extends to applications of air dispersion simulationsusing EPA-approved AerMod used in the evaluation of communityimpacts from point and area sources of emissions from withinindustrial complexes. A graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,he holds a degree in Construction Management.
