Oil Spill Response in Freshwater Environments: Impact on the Environment of Cleanup PracticesAmerican Petroleum Institute, 1993 - Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc |
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action activities American Petroleum Institute appears applies approach aquatic areas assessment Baca beaches bioremediation booms bottom cleaning cleanup methods coastal collecting Conference containment Creek crude oil cutting damage described diesel dike documented ecological effects effects of cleanup environmental impact equipment et al evaluation example fish flow flushing freshwater environments freshwater habitats fuel oil gasoline histories increased inland lakes land later less limited literature long term manual marine marsh material monitoring natural observations occur oil spill oil spill cleanup organisms Owens persistence plants ponds potential practice problems Proceedings Publication published pumping ranking recovery refers releases removal restoration resulted river River Spill riverine rock sand sediments sensitivity shallow shore shoreline situation soil sorbent species spill response straw stream surface swamps Table techniques tidal unconsolidated usually various vegetation vulnerability water column wave wetland