Oil and Hydrocarbon Spills III : Modelling, Analysis and Control

by C.A. Brebbia (Editor)

Presenting contributions from the Third International Conference on Oil and Hydrocarbon Spills, Modelling, Analysis and Control (OIL SPILL), this volume will be invaluable to researchers, engineers and managers who are using or investigating the use of state-of-the-art techniques to model, prevent, control and clean up oil spills both in water and on land. Over 40 contributions are included and these cover specific topics within the following Modelling of Trajectory and Fate of Spills; Oil Spill Detection and Prevention; Land Spills; Experimental and Laboratory Analysis; Clean Up Measures; Biological Impact of Oil Pollution; Case Studies; Remote Sensing; and Risk Assessment.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published August 27, 2002

About the author

Professor Carlos Brebbia is the founder of the Wessex Institute of Technology, a postgraduate research centre. He was born in Argentina & has a PhD from Southampton University in England. He worked in research and academia in England and the U.S., in the field of engineering, before founding the Wessex Institute.