Chemical oil-spill dispersants: evaluation of three laboratory procedures for estimating performance

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7195212

Clayton, J R; Marsden, P

The report presents data from studies designed to evaluate characteristics of selected bench-scale test methods for estimating performance of chemical agents for dispersing oil from surface slicks into an underlying water column. In order to mitigate the effect of surface slicks with chemical dispersant agents, however, an on-scene coordinator must have information and an understanding of performance characteristics for available dispersant agents. Performance of candidate dispersant agents can be estimated on the basis of laboratory testing procedures that are designed to evaluate performance of different agents. Data presented in the report assist in the evaluation of candidate test methods for estimating performance of candidate dispersant agents. Three test methods were selected for evaluating performance: the currently accepted Revised Standard EPA test, Environmental Canada's Swirling Flask test, and the IFP-Dilution test.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7195212
• Report Number(s): PB-92-222041/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-C8-0062
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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