Oil Spill Dispersants: Do They Do Any Good?

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mul Mulyono ◽  
Epi Jasjfi ◽  
Max Maloringan
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spill Dispersants

Effect of salinity on biodegradation of oil spill dispersants

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.C. Okpokwasili ◽  
L.O. Odokuma
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spill Dispersants

Laboratory Studies on Oil Spill Dispersants

2008 ◽  
pp. 207-207-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Fingas ◽  
VM Dufort ◽  
KA Hughes ◽  
MA Bobra ◽  
LV Duggan
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Oil Spill Dispersants

Effects of three oil spill dispersants on marine bacterial populations

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 285-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Marty ◽  
Armand Bianchi ◽  
Claude Gatellier
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Bacterial Populations ◽  
Oil Spill Dispersants

The Significance of Oil Spill Dispersants

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.R Lessard ◽  
G DeMarco
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spill Dispersants

PLANS FOR INTEGRATING DISPERSANT USE IN CALIFORNIA

1985 ◽  
Vol 1985 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Pavia ◽  
Lindon A. Onstad
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Large Body ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Oil Spill Dispersants ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
Spill Control ◽  
Effective Use

ABSTRACT Since the early 1970s both the effectiveness and efficiency of oil spill dispersants have been improved while the toxicity of these chemicals has been reduced. Although a large body of research has been published in the last five years which supports these claims, there has been little experience with the use of dispersants in the United States. This lack of experience has been created, in part, by a cumbersome dispersant approval process and the reluctance of spill responders to invest in dispersants and related application equipment. The Region IX Regional Response Team has identified four prerequisites for effective use of dispersants: informed decision-makers; a functional decision-making process; coordinated contingency plans; and effective, region-specific application capabilities. This paper explores the approach taken by government and industry to fulfill these prerequisites. The goal of these efforts, which include sponsoring workshops, implementing a dispersant application test program, and requiring specific dispersant contingency planning efforts, is to fully integrate dispersants into the oil spill control efforts of the region.

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