Year
1993
Degree Name
Master of Environmental Science (Hons.)
Department
Department of Environmental Science
Recommended Citation
Ngan, Kwok-Keung, Assessment and management of problems arising from hydocarbon contamination in the operations of an urban railway system, Master of Environmental Science (Hons.) thesis, Department of Environmental Science, University of Wollongong, 1993. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2564
Abstract
This study was an attempt at an initial assessment of problems arising from hydrocarbon contamination in the operations of an urban railway system. The assessment was focused on oil and grease materials and hence coal or other hydrocarbons were omitted. This study also included some subjective judgement of how these problems should be managed, in light of the writer's experience as a railway engineer and based on some simplified experiments. Although several dimensions of the problems were studied including engineering, management, legal, and staff training and development aspects, the main focus of this study was put on bioremediation.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.