Oil Contaminated Beach Cleanup.

Abstract

A review of representative oil spill incidents supplemented by personal and telephone interviews with persons involved in beach cleanup operations as on-scene coordinators or as cleanup operators has been made to evaluate cleanup methods suitable for future operations. The selection of procedure and equipment for beach cleanup was found to depend on the amount of oil, the characteristics of the oil as it hits the beach, and the type of beach contaminated. The most effective beach cleanup procedures and equipment have been identified and tabulated in terms of selected beach classifications. Recommendations for future work to remove deficiencies of existing techniques are included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0778329

Entities

People

  • E. Ghormley
  • J. J. Der

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Deficiencies
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Medical Specialties
  • Oil Spills

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Marine Ecotoxicology