Technical Reports

Technical Information Papers

A series of 12 papers each covering a specific topic in a concise manner (6-8 pages) and illustrated by colour photographs and diagrams. Topics covered are:

Aerial Observation of Oil at Sea (PDF 1 Mb)
Fate of Marine Oil Spills (PDF 473Kb)
Oil Spill Effects on Fisheries (PDF 374Kb)
The Use of Chemical Dispersants to Treat Oil Spill (PDF 533 Kb)
Use of Booms in Combating Oil Pollution
Use of Skimmers in Combating Oil Pollution
Recognition of Oil on Shorelines (PDF 636Kb)
Shoreline Clean-up
Disposal of Oil and Debris
Contingency Planning for Oil Spills
The Effects of Marine Oil Spills
Action: Oil Spill

(Single copies free of charge; subsequent copies £1 per TIP, reducing to 75p per TIP (excluding postage) if more than 10 complete sets are ordered. Available from ITOPF - contact Terry Goodchild.)

Effects of Oil Pollution on Major Municipal and Industrial Sea Water Abstractions (1987)

This study considers the effects of oil pollution on industrial plants which employ sea water, either as a coolant or as a source of potable water, in particular electricity generating stations or desalination plants utilising multi-flash distillation and reverse osmosis (PDF 5Mb).