Oil spill costs and impacts
By: Robert H. Urwellen.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781606921197
Subjects: Oil spills -- Economic aspects; Oil spills -- Environmental aspects
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Location impacts costs in different ways; title: Type of oil spilled impacts the extent of the response effort and the amount of damage; title: Fund has been able to cover costs not paid by responsible parties, but risk remain; title: Further attention to limits of liability is needed; title: Some recent adjustments to liability limits do not reflect the cost of major spills; title: Liability limits have not been adjusted for inflation; title: Certification of compliance with the new liability limits is not in place; title: Other challenges could also affect the fund's condition; title: Concluding observations; title: Appendix I : information on spill response.