Spills of Diluted Bitumen from Pipelines: A Comparative Study of Environmental Fate, Effects, and Response

by Committee on the Effects of Diluted Bitumen on the Environment, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

Diluted bitumen has been transported by pipeline in the United States for more than 40 years, with the amount increasing recently as a result of improved extraction technologies and resulting increases in production and exportation of Canadian diluted bitumen. The increased importation of Canadian diluted bitumen to the United States has strained the existing pipeline capacity and contributed to the expansion of pipeline mileage over the past 5 years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309380103
• ISBN13: 9780309380102
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"