2010年接连发生的石油泄漏事件（美国墨西哥湾BP石油泄漏、中国大连石油泄漏）引起了政府和环保人士的高度关注，同时也将中美两国政府处理该危机的手段形成了鲜明对比。此书是加拿大一位资深环境危机处理专家写的，目的就是为政府、炼油、工程等各种专业人员提供一个对石油泄漏及其对环境影响的基本认识。

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Chief of the Emergencies Science Division of Environment Canada.

PhD in environmental physics from McGill University, three masters degrees;

one in chemistry, one in business and another in mathematics, all from University of Ottawa.

Specialities include; spill dynamics and behaviour, spill treating agent studies, remote

sensing and detection, in-situ burning and the technology of personal protection equipment.