Some technical aspects of spills in the transportation of petroleum materials by tankers

Safety Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-208

  Ismail, Zubaidah ^a   Karim, Ramlee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Petmel Resources Private Limited   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Accident cycle; Cleanup cost; Fatality; Spill; Tanker

Indexed keywords

CLEAN-UP COST; ENGINE FAILURES; FATALITY; FIRE AND EXPLOSION; NAVIGATION ERROR; SAFETY CULTURE; SEA TRANSPORTATION; SPILL VOLUME; STANDARD DEVIATION; TECHNICAL ASPECTS;

ACCIDENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; STATISTICS; TANKERS (SHIPS);

MARINE POLLUTION;

PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATERIALS HANDLING; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHIPPING; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84865437698     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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