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| Title | Oil Spills in Washington State: A Historical Analysis | |
| Month-Year Published | April 1997 | |
| Revised on | March 2007 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
This revision is a data correction for Figure 4 (on page 20) for pipeline spills. Previous data was 8,000 gallons. Correction to 800,000 gallons. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 97-252 | |
| Author(s) | Jon Neel | |
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| Number of pages | 51 | |
| Keywords | barge, ocean, oil spill, petroleum, pipeline, ship, spill, Spills, transporation, trend | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
This report is an examination of the history of oil transportation and the resulting trends in oil spills. This analysis is the first step toward measuring the level of success that industry, government and the public are having on preventing oil spills. This report is also intended to help Washington determine how to best provide the "best achievable protection" from the effects of oil spills while assuring that federal and state programs complement each other. |
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