Technical Reports

ITOPF's series of Technical Information Papers has been updated and expanded to reflect technological advances and ITOPF's more recent collective experience on a wide range of marine pollution topics.  Each paper covers a specific subject in a concise manner, illustrated with photographs and diagrams.

1.Aerial observation of marine oil spills 2MB

2.Fate of marine oil spills 2MB

3.Use of booms in oil pollution response 2MB

4.Use of dispersants to treat oil spills 2MB

5.Use of skimmers in oil pollution response 1.2MB

6.Recognition of oil on shorelines 1.2MB

7.Clean-up of oil from shorelines 4MB

8.Use of sorbent materials in oil spill response 2.4MB

9.Disposal of oil and debris 2.4MB

10.Leadership, command & management of oil spills 1MB

11.Effects of oil pollution on fisheries and mariculture 2.5MB

12.Effects of oil pollution on social and economic activities 1.8MB

13.Effects of oil pollution on the marine environment 2.7MB

14.Sampling and monitoring of marine oil spills 1MB

15.Preparation and submission of claims from oil pollution 1MB

16.Contingency planning for marine oil spills 1.7MB

17.Response to marine chemical incidents 2MB

Download the complete set as one PDF file (32MB)

(Hard copies are also available.  One set is available free of charge.  Additional TIPs are charged at £1 per paper (ie £17 per set) plus postage.  If more than 10 sets are ordered, the cost reduces to £12 per set plus postage. For further information, contact Terry Goodchild.)

Effects of Oil Pollution on Major Municipal and Industrial Sea Water Abstractions (1987)