1988年1月，阿什兰储油罐的柴油燃料在莫农加希拉河上泄漏，引发了一系列技术、立法和行政问题。这些措施包括评估长期和短期环境损害、评估有关油罐的法规，以及检查泄漏响应程序。一个重要的研究需求是开发计算机模型，以便在发生泄漏时更好地预测行程时间和污染物浓度。讨论了石油泄漏的历史、监测泄漏和泄漏造成的损害。包括7个参考文献、表格、图表。

The spill of diesel oil fuel from an Ashland Oil storage tank in January 1988 on the Monongahela River raised a number of technical, legislative, and administrative issues. These include as assessing long- and short-term environmental damage, evaluating regulations regarding oil tanks, and examining spill response procedures. An important research need is the development of computer models that can better predict the travel time and the concentration of contaminants should a spill occur. A history of the oil spill, monitoring the spill and damage from the spill are discussed. Includes 7 references, tables, figures.