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Coastal Marsh Recovery and Oil Remediation After In-Situ Burning: Effects of Water Depth, Oil and Marsh Type (NIST SP 995)

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Author(s)

I. A. Mendelssohn, Q. Lin, K. Carney, Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton

Abstract

In-situ burning of oiled wetlands potentially provides a cleanup technique that is compatible with the wetland environment and is consistent with present wetland management procedures;thus, it would be highly valued. However, effects of burning of wetlands can vary with different scenarios, and burning of wetlands can have beneficial as well as detrimental impacts.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 995
Report Number
995
Volume
2
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

in situ burning, oil spills, fire research, environmental effects, crude oil
Fire and Buildings and Construction

Citation

Mendelssohn, I. , Lin, Q. , Carney, K. , Bryner, N. and Walton, W. (2003), Coastal Marsh Recovery and Oil Remediation After In-Situ Burning: Effects of Water Depth, Oil and Marsh Type (NIST SP 995), Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910858 (Accessed April 20, 2024)

Created February 28, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021