Oil Spill Detection, Identification, and Tracing

Early detection, timely tracking and accurate tracing of marine oil spills are central to oil spill prevention and oil spill emergency treatment. Oil Spill Detection, Identification and Tracing provides readers with an overview of currently applicable technical methods including early warning monitoring of trace oil film in ports, remote sensing monitoring of sea surface oil spills, and source tracing. Beginning with an introduction to causes and characteristics of oil spills on water, chapters then evaluate a range of different oil spill detection methods, including passive optical remote sensing, active optical remote sensing, marine radar, and GNSS-R. The book then reviews oil spill traceability technology, highlighting the ecological effect of oil spills on oceanic environment, current studies on oil spill fingerprinting methods, and the application of stable isotope technology in oil spill tracing. The book concludes with three key case studies with real-world scenarios. Oil Spill Detection, Identification and Tracing is a practical resource for students, researchers and engineers interested in oil spill pollution, environmental science, and the marine environment. Includes principles and methods of emerging remote-sensing technologies (e.g., fluorescent remote sensing, marine radar, and GNSS-R to monitor oil spills) Provides a detailed introduction of oil-spill traceability technology, especially the use of stable isotope analysis for oil spill tracing Describes the application of detection, identification and tracing technologies used in marine oil spill research Focus on prevention and remediation through technological advances