Oil spill costs and impacts
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
c2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Location impacts costs in different ways
- Type of oil spilled impacts the extent of the response effort and the amount of damage
- Fund has been able to cover costs not paid by responsible parties, but risk remain
- Some recent adjustments to liability limits do not reflect the cost of major spills
- Liability limits have not been adjusted for inflation
- Certification of compliance with the new liability limits is not in place
- Other challenges could also affect the fund's condition
- Concluding observations
- Appendix I : information on spill response.