Title :
Effects of the Alvenus Oil Spill clean-up technique on beach profiles, Galveston, Texas
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
Abstract :
The event of Alvenus Oil Spill along the Gulf coast of Texas and the clean-up technique of the spill is briefly described and evaluated in terms of beach profile changes. Recommendations are made as to whether the cleaning technique be used for future spill clean-up operations on sandy beaches elsewhere.
Keywords :
Cleaning; Monitoring; Oceans; Petroleum; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Tides; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '85 - Ocean Engineering and the Environment
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1985.1160309
