Chemical shoreline cleaning agents for oil spills: Update state-of-the-art on mechanisms of action and factors influencing performance
The purpose of the report is to provide an updated review of information from the available literature for (1) the mechanism of action of cleaning by chemical agents for oil that strands on shorelines, (2) variables affecting performance of these chemical agents, (3) evaluations of laboratory tests designed to assess performance of such agents, and (4) a brief consideration of actual applications of chemical cleaning agents in field situations. Considerations also are given to strengths and limitations of specific laboratory tests, including brief discussions of the applicability of test results for estimating performance of chemical cleaning agents in field trials or conditions encountered in real-world spill events. Finally, a modest attempt is made at providing recommendations for needed research in the laboratory and field for chemical cleaning agents.
- Research Organization:
- Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5896985
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-203701/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-C8-0062
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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OIL SPILLS
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FIELD TESTS
OPTIMAL CONTROL
PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SHORES
SURFACTANTS
ADDITIVES
COASTAL REGIONS
CONTROL
EMULSIFIERS
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