Evaluating a protocol for testing fire-resistant oil-spill containment boom

Environment Canada Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar (AMOP) Proceedings

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 651-671

  Walton, William D ^a   Twilley, William H ^a   Hiltabrand, Robert R ^b   Mullin, Joseph V ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; ARCTIC VEHICLES; FIRES; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; SAFETY TESTING; SMOKE; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WIND;

EDMONTON , ALBERTA; MARINE OIL SPILLS; SPILL CONTAINMENT; TECHNICAL SEMINARS; TEST PROCEDURES; THERMAL EXPOSURE; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS;

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0042207488     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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