The Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology
As an all-new update to the classic Hazmat reference book, this text addresses issues such as International law and regulations, risk assessment, biological effects, spill modeling, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS The Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology
Part 1: Hazardous Material Programs
Chapter List
- Chapter 1: Preparedness For and Response to Accidental Marine Pollution A Regional Perspective
- Chapter 2: Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level
- Chapter 3: Response Options for Accidents and Spills of Hazardous Materials in France
- Chapter 4: Hazardous Materials Emergencies in New Zealand
- Chapter 5: Chemtrec (The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center)
- Chapter 6: SQAS Safety and Quality Assessment Systems for the Transport/Storage/Handling of Chemicals
- Chapter 7: Regulations for Transporting Hazardous Materials in France
- Chapter 8: International Chemical Environment (ICE) Emergency Response
Stefan Micallef, Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC)
Manoel Island, Gzira, Malta
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter reflects the views of the author and not necessarily those of the United Nations or its specialized agencies.
In March 1967, the tanker Torrey Canyon ran aground off the coast of Cornwall in the southwest of England, spilling some 120,000 tons of oil into the sea (IMO, 1997a). It was the biggest marine pollution disaster in history at the time. Perhaps for the first time, the general public was made aware of the threat the marine transport of oil and other products poses to the marine environment.
Since the Torrey Canyon spill, the spate of accidents that have occurred shows that the threat from accidental marine pollution remains ( Amoco Cadiz, 1978, off Brittany, France; Kark V, 1989, off the Atlantic coast of Morocco; Exxon Valdez, 1989, Prince William Sound, Alaska, U.S.A.; Haven, 1991, Genoa, Italy; Braer, 1993, Shetland...
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