CLEAN OCEANS
March 1st, 2002
BY MATTHEW BRACEA NEW oil spill response atlas (OSRA) has been developed in Australia which should help the petroleum industry minimise coastal and marine environmental pollution from oil spills.The electronic mapping system developed by the Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) measures and tracks the size, speed and direction of slicks.It calculates the risk from the leaked petro and other chemicals and allows emergency services and rescue planners to organise preventative resources in a more effective manner.The authority said that the system buys teams ...
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