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RECORD NUMBER: 515 OF 1076

Main Title Field Detection and Damage Assessment for Oil and Hazardous Material Spills.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Div. of Oil and Hazardous Materials.
Year Published 1972
Stock Number PB-245 789
Additional Subjects Manuals ; Water pollution ; Water analysis ; Detection ; Oils ; Hazardous materials ; Environmental impacts ; Sampling ; Tests ; Fluid flow ; Marine biology ; Classification ; Chemical compounds ; Regulations ; Law enforcement ; Legislation ; Toxicity ; Assessments ; Oil spills ; Hazardous materials ; Oil pollution ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Water pollution effects(Plants)
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NTIS  PB-245 789 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 222p
Abstract
The Dictionary of Hazardous Substances lists 329 materials and describes pertinent data under the headings of general properties, toxicity and detection. The Manual is a field handbook for officials who are responsible for damage assessment after a spill of oil or hazardous polluting substances. It gives procedures and checklists for on-site use, with a dictionary of data about hazardous substances. The Manual is to be used before a field investigation, as a reminder of what will have to be done; during the investigation, as a guide to techniques and step-by-step procedures; and when reporting, as a check-list on completeness. The Manual refers to standard methods for detection and identification of a spill and for measurement of damage and gives rules for selection of sampling stations and schedules. A systematic method is recommended for applying the field data to quantitative damage assessment. To guide the investigation and reporting, sections of the Manual deal with statistical requirements, layman's rules for meeting legal requirements, and a check-list of details that should be in a full damage assessment report.