Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R18
Executive Summary 1-8
1 Introduction 9-20
2 Making Decisions About Dispersant Use 21-50
3 Dispersant-Oil Interactions and Effectiveness Testing 51-134
4 Transport and Fate 135-192
5 Toxicological Effects of Dispersants and Dispersed Oil 193-276
6 Research Priorities to Support Dispersant Use Decision-Making 277-288
References 289-330
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies 331-338
Appendix B: Dispersant Authorizations 339-348
Appendix C: Acronyms 349-352
Appendix D: Definitions and Unit Conversions 353-354
Appendix E: Analysis of the Sensitivity of Dispersed Oil Behavior to Various Processes 355-378

FIGURE 3-3 Effect of a chemical dispersant (premixed Dasic Slickgone NS) on the droplet-size distribution produced when crude oil (Forties) was dispersed at sea.

SOURCE: Reconstructed from data presented by Lunel (1995b).

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R18

Executive Summary 1-8

1 Introduction 9-20

2 Making Decisions About Dispersant Use 21-50

3 Dispersant-Oil Interactions and Effectiveness Testing 51-134

4 Transport and Fate 135-192

5 Toxicological Effects of Dispersants and Dispersed Oil 193-276

6 Research Priorities to Support Dispersant Use Decision-Making 277-288

References 289-330

Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies 331-338

Appendix B: Dispersant Authorizations 339-348

Appendix C: Acronyms 349-352

Appendix D: Definitions and Unit Conversions 353-354

Appendix E: Analysis of the Sensitivity of Dispersed Oil Behavior to Various Processes 355-378