Oil spill costs and impacts [electronic resource] / Robert H. Urwellen.

By: Urwellen, Robert HContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009Description: xi, 45 p. : illISBN: 9781614704706 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Oil spills -- Economic aspects | Oil spills -- Environmental aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.738/2 LOC classification: TD427.P4 | U79 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Location impacts costs in different ways -- Type of oil spilled impacts the extent of the response effort and the amount of damage -- Fund has been able to cover costs not paid by responsible parties, but risk remain -- Some recent adjustments to liability limits do not reflect the cost of major spills -- Liability limits have not been adjusted for inflation -- Certification of compliance with the new liability limits is not in place -- Other challenges could also affect the fund's condition -- Concluding observations -- Appendix I : information on spill response.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [35]-40) and index.

Location impacts costs in different ways -- Type of oil spilled impacts the extent of the response effort and the amount of damage -- Fund has been able to cover costs not paid by responsible parties, but risk remain -- Some recent adjustments to liability limits do not reflect the cost of major spills -- Liability limits have not been adjusted for inflation -- Certification of compliance with the new liability limits is not in place -- Other challenges could also affect the fund's condition -- Concluding observations -- Appendix I : information on spill response.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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