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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank the following individuals for their guidance and input when creating the Dispersants Bibliography:
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- Victoria Broje, Per Daling, Alun Lewis, and Francois-Xavier Merlin offered valuable assistance in the early phases of this project. Per Daling’s support was especially noteworthy, by providing conference proceedings that otherwise could not be obtained.
- Deborah Ansell, ITOPF’s librarian, contributed by sharing her sizeable list of library holdings on dispersant publications with us, and filling in gaps where existing citation information was incomplete.
- Likewise, Julie Anne Richardson, librarian for Environment Canada, compiled a publication listing on dispersants housed in her collection, which provided us with additional citations for our project.
- Qianxin Lin at Louisiana State University provided API conference proceedings for us to use in transcribing abstracts.
- Nancy Kinner at the Coastal Response Research Center provided encouragement, focus, and connected us with some of the aforementioned people.
- Finally, Don Davis and Karen Reeder Emory at OSRADP deserve special mention for all of their help and direction during the span of this project.
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DISPERSANTS BIBLIOGRAPHY
Total Records Found: 1944
Crapp, G.B. 1971. The biological consequences of emulsifier cleansing. The Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution on Littoral Communities: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Institute of Petroleum and held at the Zoological Society of London, 30 November - 1 December 1970, London: Institute of Petroleum. pp. 150-168. ISBN: 0852930283.
Crapp, G.B. 1971. The effects of oil pollution and emulsifier cleansing on littoral animals and plants. In Oil Pollution Research Unit. Annual Report for 1971, Pembroke, Wales, U.K: Field Studies Council, Orielton Field Centre. pp. 7-13.
Crapp, G.B. 1971. Field experiments with oils and emulsifiers. The Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution on Littoral Communities: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Institute of Petroleum and held at the Zoological Society of London, 30 November - 1 December 1970, London: Institute of Petroleum. pp. 114-128. ISBN: 0852930283.
Crapp, G.B. 1971. Laboratory experiments with emulsifiers. The Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution on Littoral Communities: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Institute of Petroleum and held at the Zoological Society of London, 30 November - 1 December 1970, London: Institute of Petroleum. pp. 129-149. ISBN: 0852930283.
Crapp, G.B.; Baker, J. 1972. Toxicity tests for predicting the ecological effects of oils and emulsifiers on littoral communities. In Oil Pollution Research Unit. Annual Report for 1972, Pembroke, Wales, U.K: Field Studies Council, Orielton Field Centre. pp. 35-39.
Crapp, G.B.; Withers, R.G.; Sullivan, C.E. 1971. Investigations on sandy and muddy shores. The Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution on Littoral Communities. Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Institute of Petroleum and held at the Zoological Society of London, 30 November - 1 December 1970, London: Institute of Petroleum. pp. 208-216. ISBN: 0852930283.
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This paper describes preliminary investigations into the effects of oil pollution on the fauna and flora of inter-tidal sediments. To date we have done little work in this field, and our conclusions will relate more to future research needs than to our own investigations. The questions relevant to the problem are as follows. (1) What lives in the inter-tidal sediments of Milford Haven? Milford Haven is specified, as this is the area being studied. Without an understanding or the normal beach, we cannot answer questions about an abnormal one. The survey described here has given us some knowledge of the distribution of the larger animals, although we have not studied the very small organisms (the meiofauna and microfauna), but we do not know very much about the way in which their numbers are maintained. (2) What effect will oil and emulsifier pollution have no the fauna and flora of intertidal sediments? With regard to emulsifiers, we know that the application of BP 1002 will cause substantial mortalities amongst many species. Treatment with BP 1100 will cause less damage, although the compound is still toxic. We cannot say how severe the effects of differing amounts of emulsifier cleansing will be. We do not know what effect oil alone will have on these organisms. (3) What ecological changes will follow damage caused by pollution? We cannot answer this question at present. There is considerable need for future research. How urgent is an understanding of these problems in Milford Haven? We cannot give an accurate account of changes which have occurred since the oil industry came to the area. However, we have noted that many people collect animals from sandy and muddy shores, either for eating or for use as bait. We have never heard of any complaints about mass mortalities in areas used for this purpose. On the other hand, oil-tained cockles (as well as fish) have been encountered, and it has also been observed that, following light pollution by oil, or by oil and emulsifier mixtures, polychaete worms used as fishing bait are often flaccid and fragile, if not actually moribund or dead. Research into the effects of oil and emulsifier pollution on the fauna and flora of sandy and muddy shores is not easy, and in the present research most attention has been given to the problems of rocky shores, which are more easily understood. Nevertheless, such research is needed, not least because the populations of inter-tidal sediments are generally of more direct interest to those who visit the seashore
© CSA, 1973This paper describes preliminary investigations into the effects of oil pollution on the fauna and flora of inter-tidal sediments. To date we have done little work in this field, and our conclusions will relate more to future research needs than to our own investigations. The questions relevant to the problem are as follows. (1) What lives in the inter-tidal sediments of Milford Haven? Milford Haven is specified, as this is the area being studied. Without an understanding or the normal beach, we cannot answer questions about an abnormal one. The survey described here has given us some knowledge of the distribution of the larger animals, although we have not studied the very small organisms (the meiofauna and microfauna), but we do not know very much about the way in which their numbers are maintained. (2) What effect will oil and emulsifier pollution have no the fauna and flora of intertidal sediments? With regard to emulsifiers, we know that the application of BP 1002 will cause substantial mortalities amongst many species. Treatment with BP 1100 will cause less damage, although the compound is still toxic. We cannot say how severe the effects of differing amounts of emulsifier cleansing will be. We do not know what effect oil alone will have on these organisms. (3) What ecological changes will follow damage caused by pollution? We cannot answer this question at present. There is considerable need for future research. How urgent is an understanding of these problems in Milford Haven? We cannot give an accurate account of changes which have occurred since the oil industry came to the area. However, we have noted that many people collect animals from sandy and muddy shores, either for eating or for use as bait. We have never heard of any complaints about mass mortalities in areas used for this purpose. On the other hand, oil-tained cockles (as well as fish) have been encountered, and it has also been observed that, following light pollution by oil, or by oil and emulsifier mixtures, polychaete worms used as fishing bait are often flaccid and fragile, if not actually moribund or dead. Research into the effects of oil and emulsifier pollution on the fauna and flora of sandy and muddy shores is not easy, and in the present research most attention has been given to the problems of rocky shores, which are more easily understood. Nevertheless, such research is needed, not least because the populations of inter-tidal sediments are generally of more direct interest to those who visit the seashore
Crisafi, E.; Zaccone, R.; Genovese, L.; La Ferla, R.; Maugeri, T.L. 1989. Effect of hydrocarbons and decontaminating substances on bacterial flora of coastal sediments. Marine Ecology, 10 (4): 365-375. ISSN: 0173-0485.
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Seventy-six samples of coastal sediments collected in the Straits of Messina were studied in order to evaluate the effects of an oil spill and the consequent "clean-up" operations on heterotrophic aerobic bacteria. In addition, in vitro tests were carried out ot estimate the effects of five dispersants on the growth and oil degrading capacity of marine strains isolated from the same sediments
© CSA, 1989Seventy-six samples of coastal sediments collected in the Straits of Messina were studied in order to evaluate the effects of an oil spill and the consequent "clean-up" operations on heterotrophic aerobic bacteria. In addition, in vitro tests were carried out ot estimate the effects of five dispersants on the growth and oil degrading capacity of marine strains isolated from the same sediments
Croquette, J.; Auger, C. 1982. Use of dispersants in an estuary. Bulletin du Cedre, n°9 3-5.
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The use of oil dispersants in estuaries was studied in terms of the physical, hydrological and biological nature of the estuaries, the physico-chemical fate of the treated hydrocarbons and the environmental consequences of dispersant use. The principal effect is the increased penetration of dispersed hydrocarbons into the sandy sediments. Dispersants also tend to form layers of regrouped particles which are difficult to remove in cleaning operations. Taken in conjunction with the toxicity and other harmful environmental effects, these considerations have resulted in recommendations that dispersants should not be widely used in estuaries, and when they are, careful control and selection of sites should be applied
© CSA, 1982The use of oil dispersants in estuaries was studied in terms of the physical, hydrological and biological nature of the estuaries, the physico-chemical fate of the treated hydrocarbons and the environmental consequences of dispersant use. The principal effect is the increased penetration of dispersed hydrocarbons into the sandy sediments. Dispersants also tend to form layers of regrouped particles which are difficult to remove in cleaning operations. Taken in conjunction with the toxicity and other harmful environmental effects, these considerations have resulted in recommendations that dispersants should not be widely used in estuaries, and when they are, careful control and selection of sites should be applied
Croquette, J. 1980. Recommandations pour l'Utilisation des Dispersants en Mer en Cas de Marees Noires, Brest, France: Cedre. 15p.
Croquette, J. 1985. The Use of Dispersants at Sea to Control Oil Slicks INFOPOL 1985, Brest, France: Cedre. 15p.
Croquette, J.; Auger, C. 1982. Recommandations pour l'Utilisation des Dispersants dans les Stuaires en Cas de Deversement, Brest, France: Cedre. 15p.
Crosbie, A.; Davies, L.; Lunel, T. 1999. The Scope for Dispersing Heavy Fuel Oils, Oxfordshire, U.K: AEA Technology. (no page information available).
Cross, W.E. 1987. Effects of oil and chemically treated oil on primary productivity of High Arctic ice algae studied in situ. Arctic, 40 (Suppl. 1): 266-276. ISSN: 0004-0843. URL
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Control data on the ice algal bloom at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, during 18 May-2 June 1982 were typical of those at other arctic locations. Ice algae were dominated by pennate diatoms (80% of total cells), particularly Nitzschia grunowii (55%) and N. frigida (15%). In various locations and sampling periods, cell densities ranged from 1.7-384.7 x107 cells·m-1, and chlorophyll a concentrations ranged from 3.4-16.7 mg·m-2; both increased over the study period. Mean productivity rates based on particulate radiocarbon fixed were from near zero to 2.95 mgCm-2·h-1. Dissolved organic radiocarbon concentrations were almost always higher than particulate radiocarbon concentrations, probably because of cell rupture. Total (dissolved + particulate) productivity rates were up to 12.7 mgCm-2·h-1, with an overall mean of 4.4 mgCm-2·h-1 in control samples. Productivity and productivity per unit chlorophyll increased during May and decreased slightly by 1-2 June. Undisturbed, enclosed areas of the under-ice surface were treated with oil on 23-24 May. Dispersed oil (Venezuela Lagomedio crude + Corexit 9527, BP CTD, or BP 1100 WD) was in contact with the ice for 5 h, whereas untreated oil and solidified oil (BP treatment) remained in the enclosures for the duration of the study (12 days post-treatment). Sampling was carried out in areas where oil contacted the ice and moved away or in areas near oil that remained in contact with the under-ice surface. Five hours after treatment, oil concentrations in the water within the enclosures were similar (0.15-0.28 ppm) in untreated oil, solidified oil and control enclosures. In contrast, dispersed oil concentrations were 5.8-36.5 ppm. No adverse effects of any oil treatment on ice algae were detected in analyses of group composition, cell densities, chlorophyll a concentrations, productivity, productivity/chlorophyll or ratios calculated to standardize for light effects. Untreated and solidified oil may have stimulated ice algal growth and productivity near (but not in) the oiled areas
© 1987, Reprinted with permission from the Arctic Institute of North AmericaControl data on the ice algal bloom at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, during 18 May-2 June 1982 were typical of those at other arctic locations. Ice algae were dominated by pennate diatoms (80% of total cells), particularly Nitzschia grunowii (55%) and N. frigida (15%). In various locations and sampling periods, cell densities ranged from 1.7-384.7 x107 cells·m-1, and chlorophyll a concentrations ranged from 3.4-16.7 mg·m-2; both increased over the study period. Mean productivity rates based on particulate radiocarbon fixed were from near zero to 2.95 mgCm-2·h-1. Dissolved organic radiocarbon concentrations were almost always higher than particulate radiocarbon concentrations, probably because of cell rupture. Total (dissolved + particulate) productivity rates were up to 12.7 mgCm-2·h-1, with an overall mean of 4.4 mgCm-2·h-1 in control samples. Productivity and productivity per unit chlorophyll increased during May and decreased slightly by 1-2 June. Undisturbed, enclosed areas of the under-ice surface were treated with oil on 23-24 May. Dispersed oil (Venezuela Lagomedio crude + Corexit 9527, BP CTD, or BP 1100 WD) was in contact with the ice for 5 h, whereas untreated oil and solidified oil (BP treatment) remained in the enclosures for the duration of the study (12 days post-treatment). Sampling was carried out in areas where oil contacted the ice and moved away or in areas near oil that remained in contact with the under-ice surface. Five hours after treatment, oil concentrations in the water within the enclosures were similar (0.15-0.28 ppm) in untreated oil, solidified oil and control enclosures. In contrast, dispersed oil concentrations were 5.8-36.5 ppm. No adverse effects of any oil treatment on ice algae were detected in analyses of group composition, cell densities, chlorophyll a concentrations, productivity, productivity/chlorophyll or ratios calculated to standardize for light effects. Untreated and solidified oil may have stimulated ice algal growth and productivity near (but not in) the oiled areas
Cross, W.E.; Martin, C.M. 1987. Effects of oil and chemically treated oil on nearshore under-ice meiofauna studied in situ. Arctic, 40 (Suppl. 1): 258-265. ISSN: 0004-0843. URL
Abstract
Meiofauna collected during May 1982 in the soft bottom layer of nearshore landfast ice at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, were dominated by cyclopoid copepods, harpacticoid copepods, nematodes and polychaete larvae (73.5, 15.4, 6.3 and 3.5% of total numbers respectively). Also included were rotifers, gastropod veligers and calanoid nauplii; calanoid nauplii were probably present in the near-ice water and not on or in the ice. Average abundance of all ice meiofauna was 54,000 individuals·m-2. Densities of all meiofauna groups were spatially variable, but only nematodes and cyclopoid copepods showed evidence of progressive temporal change between 18 May and 2 June. Undisturbed, enclosed areas of the under-ice surface were treated with oil on 23-24 May. Dispersed oil (Venezuela Lagomedio + Corexit 9527, BP CTD or BP 1100 WD) was in contact with the ice for 5 hours, whereas untreated oil and solidified oil (BP treatment) remained in the enclosures for the duration of the study (12 days post-treatment). Sampling was carried out in areas where oil contacted the ice and moved away or in areas near the oil that remained in contact with the under-ice surface. Five hours after treatment, oil concentrations in the water within the enclosures were similar (0.15-0.28 ppm) in untreated oil, solidified oil and control enclosures. In contrast, dispersed oil concentrations were 5.8-36.5 ppm. Densities of all copepods and polychaetes decreased dramatically in each dispersed oil enclosure by the second post-spill day, and slight density increases were evident by the tenth post-spill day. Harpacticoid copepods apparently were more sensitive to dispersed oil than were cyclopoid copepods. Densities of nematodes and cyclopoid copepod nauplii were not affected by dispersed oil. Densities of nematodes, polychaetes, and all copepods were not affected by untreated or solidified oil, but there was some evidence of a stimulatory effect of those treatments on some copepod groups and life stages
© 1987, Reprinted with permission from the Arctic Institute of North AmericaMeiofauna collected during May 1982 in the soft bottom layer of nearshore landfast ice at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, were dominated by cyclopoid copepods, harpacticoid copepods, nematodes and polychaete larvae (73.5, 15.4, 6.3 and 3.5% of total numbers respectively). Also included were rotifers, gastropod veligers and calanoid nauplii; calanoid nauplii were probably present in the near-ice water and not on or in the ice. Average abundance of all ice meiofauna was 54,000 individuals·m-2. Densities of all meiofauna groups were spatially variable, but only nematodes and cyclopoid copepods showed evidence of progressive temporal change between 18 May and 2 June. Undisturbed, enclosed areas of the under-ice surface were treated with oil on 23-24 May. Dispersed oil (Venezuela Lagomedio + Corexit 9527, BP CTD or BP 1100 WD) was in contact with the ice for 5 hours, whereas untreated oil and solidified oil (BP treatment) remained in the enclosures for the duration of the study (12 days post-treatment). Sampling was carried out in areas where oil contacted the ice and moved away or in areas near the oil that remained in contact with the under-ice surface. Five hours after treatment, oil concentrations in the water within the enclosures were similar (0.15-0.28 ppm) in untreated oil, solidified oil and control enclosures. In contrast, dispersed oil concentrations were 5.8-36.5 ppm. Densities of all copepods and polychaetes decreased dramatically in each dispersed oil enclosure by the second post-spill day, and slight density increases were evident by the tenth post-spill day. Harpacticoid copepods apparently were more sensitive to dispersed oil than were cyclopoid copepods. Densities of nematodes and cyclopoid copepod nauplii were not affected by dispersed oil. Densities of nematodes, polychaetes, and all copepods were not affected by untreated or solidified oil, but there was some evidence of a stimulatory effect of those treatments on some copepod groups and life stages
Cross, W.E.; Thompson, D.H. 1982. Macrobenthos-1981 study results. In Baffin Island Oil Spill Project Working Report Series 1981 Study Results, Edmonton, Alberta: Baffin Oil Spill Project. 105p.
Cross, W.E.; Thomson, D.H. 1987. Effects of experimental releases of oil and dispersed oil on arctic nearshore macrobenthos. I. Infauna. Arctic, 40 (Suppl. 1): 184-200. ISSN: 0004-0843. URL
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An experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term, relatively high oil concentrations in the waters of two adjacent bays, whereas untreated oil released onto the surface of a third bay could not be detected in the water below a depth of 1 m. Diver observations revealed no apparent short-term effects of untreated oil on shallow water infauna, whereas marked acute effects on infauna, including emergence from the substrate and narcosis, were apparent in the dispersed oil bays within 24 h of the release. Analysis of systematic airlift samples at two depths (3 and 7 m) in the three test bays and a fourth (reference) bay during the open water seasons of 1980-83 (two pre-spill and four post-spill sampling periods) showed that most affected animals recovered. Neither type of oil release caused any large-scale mortality of benthic infauna. Multivariate analyses showed no significant change in infaunal community structure, and effects attributable to oil were found in only 3 of 72 univariate analyses of density, biomass or size data for individual taxa. A progressive decrease in the condition of the filter-feeding bivalve Serripes groenlandicus in the reference bay (several km distant from the dispersed oil release) was apparently the result of exposure to dilute dispersed oil for several days. A similar effect on condition in the surface deposit-feeding bivalve Macoma calcarea was apparently caused by relatively low oil concentrations in the sediments of the dispersed and surface oil release bays. There were no apparent effects on recruitment in bivalve species with planktonic larvae, but density changes in the polychaete Spio spp. indicated that oil in the sediments of the surface oil release and dispersed oil release bays affected reproductive processes. Effects on the condition of the bivalves and on Spio spp. were still evident two years post-spill in 1983, the last year of sampling
© 1987, Reprinted with permission from the Arctic Institute of North AmericaAn experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term, relatively high oil concentrations in the waters of two adjacent bays, whereas untreated oil released onto the surface of a third bay could not be detected in the water below a depth of 1 m. Diver observations revealed no apparent short-term effects of untreated oil on shallow water infauna, whereas marked acute effects on infauna, including emergence from the substrate and narcosis, were apparent in the dispersed oil bays within 24 h of the release. Analysis of systematic airlift samples at two depths (3 and 7 m) in the three test bays and a fourth (reference) bay during the open water seasons of 1980-83 (two pre-spill and four post-spill sampling periods) showed that most affected animals recovered. Neither type of oil release caused any large-scale mortality of benthic infauna. Multivariate analyses showed no significant change in infaunal community structure, and effects attributable to oil were found in only 3 of 72 univariate analyses of density, biomass or size data for individual taxa. A progressive decrease in the condition of the filter-feeding bivalve Serripes groenlandicus in the reference bay (several km distant from the dispersed oil release) was apparently the result of exposure to dilute dispersed oil for several days. A similar effect on condition in the surface deposit-feeding bivalve Macoma calcarea was apparently caused by relatively low oil concentrations in the sediments of the dispersed and surface oil release bays. There were no apparent effects on recruitment in bivalve species with planktonic larvae, but density changes in the polychaete Spio spp. indicated that oil in the sediments of the surface oil release and dispersed oil release bays affected reproductive processes. Effects on the condition of the bivalves and on Spio spp. were still evident two years post-spill in 1983, the last year of sampling
Cross, W.E.; Thompson, D.H.; Maltby, A.R. 1983. Macrobenthos-1982 study results. In Baffin Island Oil Spill Project. Working Report Series 1982 Study Results, Edmonton, Alberta: Baffin Oil Spill Project. 135p.
Cross, W.E.; Thompson, D.H.; Martin, C.M.; Fabijan, M.F. 1984. Macrobenthos-1983 study results. In Baffin Island Oil Spill Project. Working Report Series 1983 Study Results, Edmonton, Alberta: Baffin Oil Spill Project. 176p.
Cross, W.E.; Martin, C.M.; Thomson, D.H. 1987. Effects of experimental releases of oil and dispersed oil on Arctic nearshore macrobenthos. II. Epibenthos. Arctic, 40 (Suppl. 1): 201-210. ISSN: 0004-0843. URL
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An experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term relatively high oil concentrations in the waters of two adjacent bays, whereas untreated oil released onto the surface of a third bay could not be detected in the water below a depth of 1 m. The only immediate response in epibenthos observed by divers was narcosis in urchins and starfish following the dispersed oil release. Analysis of data from in situ counts in the three test bays and in a fourth (reference) bay during the open water seasons of 1980-83 showed that densities of the starfish Leptasterias polaris were not affected by either oil release and that effects on urchin densities were minor or transitory: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis apparently made immediate and transitory attempts to avoid dispersed oil in the water and possibly tried to avoid untreated and dispersed oil in sediments two years after oiling. Analysis of airlift samples collected at 3 and 7 m depths in the four bays during 1980-83 showed no major effects of either oil release on densities of epibenthic crustaceans; taxa examined included all crustaceans, all cumaceans, one species of cumacean, all amphipods and eight individual amphipod taxa. The overall trend was toward increases in epibenthic crustacean densities over the study period. Effects that may have been attributable to oil were found in only 2 of 22 analyses of density data for individual taxa. In those cases, effects were minor: untreated oil in sediments apparently altered the depth distribution of Anonyx juveniles, and dispersed oil in the water column apparently had a delayed adverse effect on reproduction in the amphipod family Stenothoidae. Densities of Pontoporeia femorata were not affected by oil, but inspection of size-frequency data indicated a possible delayed adverse effect on its reproduction
© 1987, Reprinted with permission from the Arctic Institute of North AmericaAn experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term relatively high oil concentrations in the waters of two adjacent bays, whereas untreated oil released onto the surface of a third bay could not be detected in the water below a depth of 1 m. The only immediate response in epibenthos observed by divers was narcosis in urchins and starfish following the dispersed oil release. Analysis of data from in situ counts in the three test bays and in a fourth (reference) bay during the open water seasons of 1980-83 showed that densities of the starfish Leptasterias polaris were not affected by either oil release and that effects on urchin densities were minor or transitory: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis apparently made immediate and transitory attempts to avoid dispersed oil in the water and possibly tried to avoid untreated and dispersed oil in sediments two years after oiling. Analysis of airlift samples collected at 3 and 7 m depths in the four bays during 1980-83 showed no major effects of either oil release on densities of epibenthic crustaceans; taxa examined included all crustaceans, all cumaceans, one species of cumacean, all amphipods and eight individual amphipod taxa. The overall trend was toward increases in epibenthic crustacean densities over the study period. Effects that may have been attributable to oil were found in only 2 of 22 analyses of density data for individual taxa. In those cases, effects were minor: untreated oil in sediments apparently altered the depth distribution of Anonyx juveniles, and dispersed oil in the water column apparently had a delayed adverse effect on reproduction in the amphipod family Stenothoidae. Densities of Pontoporeia femorata were not affected by oil, but inspection of size-frequency data indicated a possible delayed adverse effect on its reproduction
Cross, W.E.; Wilce, R.T.; Fabijan, M.F. 1987. Effects of experimental releases of oil and dispersed oil on Arctic nearshore macrobenthos. III. Macroalgae. Arctic, 40 (Suppl. 1): 211-219. ISSN: 0004-0843. URL
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An experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term relatively high oil concentrations in the water of two adjacent bays. Untreated oil released onto the surface of the third bay could not be detected in the water below a depth of 1 m. Both releases, however, resulted in measurable contamination of sediments in shallow water. Macroalgae at 3 m depth were sampled by a diver-operated airlift sampler in three treatment bays and in a fourth (reference) bay during the open water seasons of 1980-83 (two pre-spill and four post-spill sampling periods). Biomass, number of species and reproductive condition of the dominant understory algae at 3 m depth did not seem to be adversely affected wither by oil in subtidal sediments or by chemically dispersed oil in the water column. No oil effects were detected in data on the biomasses of total algae or of two of the three species analyzed (Stictyosiphon tortilis and Pilayella littoralis). In the third species, Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus, growth increased in the year following the oil release, either stimulated by low levels of oil in sediments or through natural annual variability. The lack of major effects on macroalgae may have been partly attributable to the lack of effects on herbivores and the vegetative mode of reproduction in the dominant macroalgal species
© 1987, Reprinted with permission from the Arctic Institute of North AmericaAn experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term relatively high oil concentrations in the water of two adjacent bays. Untreated oil released onto the surface of the third bay could not be detected in the water below a depth of 1 m. Both releases, however, resulted in measurable contamination of sediments in shallow water. Macroalgae at 3 m depth were sampled by a diver-operated airlift sampler in three treatment bays and in a fourth (reference) bay during the open water seasons of 1980-83 (two pre-spill and four post-spill sampling periods). Biomass, number of species and reproductive condition of the dominant understory algae at 3 m depth did not seem to be adversely affected wither by oil in subtidal sediments or by chemically dispersed oil in the water column. No oil effects were detected in data on the biomasses of total algae or of two of the three species analyzed (Stictyosiphon tortilis and Pilayella littoralis). In the third species, Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus, growth increased in the year following the oil release, either stimulated by low levels of oil in sediments or through natural annual variability. The lack of major effects on macroalgae may have been partly attributable to the lack of effects on herbivores and the vegetative mode of reproduction in the dominant macroalgal species
Croswell, W.F.; Fedors, J.C.; Hoge, F.E.; Swift, R.N.; Johnson, J.C. 1983. Ocean experiments and remotely sensed images of chemically dispersed oil spills. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 21 (1): 2-15. ISSN: 0196-2892.
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A series of experiments was performed at sea where the effectiveness of dispersants applied from a helicopter was tested on fresh and weathered crude oils released from a surface research vessel. In conjunction with these experiments, remote sensing measurements using an array of airborne optical and microwave sensors were performed in order to aid in the interpretation of the dispersant effectiveness and to obtain quantitative images of oil on the sea under controlled conditions. Surface oil thickness and volume are inferred from airborne measurements using a dual-channel microwave imaging radiometer, aerial color photography, and an airborne oceanographic lidar. The remotely sensed measurements are compared with point sampled data obtained using a research vessel
© CSA, 1983A series of experiments was performed at sea where the effectiveness of dispersants applied from a helicopter was tested on fresh and weathered crude oils released from a surface research vessel. In conjunction with these experiments, remote sensing measurements using an array of airborne optical and microwave sensors were performed in order to aid in the interpretation of the dispersant effectiveness and to obtain quantitative images of oil on the sea under controlled conditions. Surface oil thickness and volume are inferred from airborne measurements using a dual-channel microwave imaging radiometer, aerial color photography, and an airborne oceanographic lidar. The remotely sensed measurements are compared with point sampled data obtained using a research vessel
Crothers, J.H. 1983. Field experiments on the effects of crude oil and dispersant on the common animals and plants of rocky sea shores (limpets, winkles). Marine Environmental Research, 8 (4): 215-239. ISSN: 0141-1136. doi:10.1016/0141-1136(83)90033-8.
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In experiments on the Somerset coast, Forties crude oil and BP 1100WD dispersant were sprayed on to small areas of the rocky shore over a period of several days to stimulate conditions following an oil spill. Detailed observations were made at monthly intervals of marked 0.1 m2 quadrants within (and without) the treated areas. Some areas received oil only, others dispersant only, and the third set received oil followed by dispersant. The experiments were in two parts, the one to simulate a July incident and the other a January incident. Limpets and the small winkles living in and between empty barnacle shells were the most obviously affected organisms. The sites that received both oil and dispersant were most seriously upset, but the oil areas came next. The effect of BP 1100WD on its own as applied in this experiment was relatively slight
Reprinted from Marine Environmental Research, Volume 8, J.H. Crothers, Copyright 1983, with permission from ElsevierIn experiments on the Somerset coast, Forties crude oil and BP 1100WD dispersant were sprayed on to small areas of the rocky shore over a period of several days to stimulate conditions following an oil spill. Detailed observations were made at monthly intervals of marked 0.1 m2 quadrants within (and without) the treated areas. Some areas received oil only, others dispersant only, and the third set received oil followed by dispersant. The experiments were in two parts, the one to simulate a July incident and the other a January incident. Limpets and the small winkles living in and between empty barnacle shells were the most obviously affected organisms. The sites that received both oil and dispersant were most seriously upset, but the oil areas came next. The effect of BP 1100WD on its own as applied in this experiment was relatively slight
Crowell, M.J.; Lane, P.A. 1988. The Effects of Crude Oil and the Dispersant Corexit 9527 on the Vegetation of a Nova Scotian Saltmarsh: Impacts After Two Growing Seasons, Ottawa, Ont: Environment Canada. 51p.
Crowell, M.J.; Lane, P.A. 1988. Recovery of a Nova Scotian saltmarsh during two growing seasons following experimental spills of crude oil and the dispersant Corexit 9527. In Proceedings: Eleventh Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar, June 7-9, 1988, Sheraton Landmark Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Ottawa, Ont: Environment Canada, Technical Services Branch. pp. 89-127. ISBN: 0662559282.
Crowley, S. 1984. Shipboard Spraying Equipment for Undiluted Dispersant Concentrates, Stevenage, U.K: Warren Spring Laboratory. 13p. ISBN: 0856243469.
Crowley, S. 1984. An assessment of Mackay apparatus for testing oilspill dispersants. Oil and Petrochemical Pollution, 2 (1): 47-56. ISSN: 0143-7127. doi:10.1016/S0143-7127(84)90717-8.
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The successful use of chemical dispersants for treating oilspills requires advance information of product effectiveness, such information being necessary for stock piling in contingency planning. Many existing quality tests are unrepresentative of the conditions at sea. Here, a new method of testing oilspill dispersants is described and compared with a standard Warren Spring Laboratory test for effectiveness. Results show that, although similar in its ability to rank dispersants, the Mackay test could also prove useful for observational work on dispersant/oil/water mixtures and control of mousse formation
Reprinted from Oil and Petrochemical Pollution, Volume 2, S. Crowley, Copyright 1984, with permission from ElsevierThe successful use of chemical dispersants for treating oilspills requires advance information of product effectiveness, such information being necessary for stock piling in contingency planning. Many existing quality tests are unrepresentative of the conditions at sea. Here, a new method of testing oilspill dispersants is described and compared with a standard Warren Spring Laboratory test for effectiveness. Results show that, although similar in its ability to rank dispersants, the Mackay test could also prove useful for observational work on dispersant/oil/water mixtures and control of mousse formation
Crowley, S.; Nightingale, J. 1983. Evaluation of Oil Spill Dispersant Concentrates for Beach Cleaning, Stevenage, U.K: Warren Spring Laboratory. 16p. ISBN: 0856243175.
Culbertson, T.L.; Scott, A.L. 1968. Chemical Treatment of Oil Spilled on Harbor Waters. Port Hueneme, Ca: Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory. 12p.
Cullinane, J.P.; McCarthy, P.; Fletcher, A. 1975. The effect of oil pollution in Bantry Bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 6 (11): 173-176. ISSN: 0025-326X. doi:10.1016/0025-326X(75)90285-4.
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The biological damage caused by the large oil spill in Bantry Bay and the clean-up measures adopted to deal with it (already reported in the Marine Pollution Bulletin) has been followed up in the months following the oil spill. This report refers to damage to algae and lichens
Reprinted from Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 5, J.P. Culliane, P. McCarthy, A. Fletcher, Copyright 1975, with permission from Elsevier.The biological damage caused by the large oil spill in Bantry Bay and the clean-up measures adopted to deal with it (already reported in the Marine Pollution Bulletin) has been followed up in the months following the oil spill. This report refers to damage to algae and lichens
Cunningham, J.; Kooyoomjian, K.J.; Rojo, M.; Jordan, J.M. 1989. Decision-making on the use of dispersants: the role of the states. In Proceedings: 1989 Oil Spill Conference (Prevention, Behavior, Control, Cleanup); February 13-16, 1989, San Antonio, Texas, Washington, D.C: American Petroleum Institute. pp. 353-356.
Abstract
According to the authorization-of-use procedures outlined in the National Contingency Plan (NCP), a state with jurisdiction over navigable waters polluted by an oil spill must concur with the decision to apply dispersants or other chemical oil spill control agents. To be effective, a dispersant must be applied quickly, but reaching consensus among the necessary parties can be slow unless all the participants are well prepared at the outset. Ideally, consideration of dispersant use should take place prior to an emergency in order to reach a timely decision. Several states and Regional Response Teams have active programs that are addressing dispersant use planning and technical and environmental considerations. In several states where the use of dispersants is an emerging issue, there appears to be a willingness to consider their use on a case-by-case basis and a genuine interest in learning more about their effectiveness and toxicity
© 1989 with permission from APIAccording to the authorization-of-use procedures outlined in the National Contingency Plan (NCP), a state with jurisdiction over navigable waters polluted by an oil spill must concur with the decision to apply dispersants or other chemical oil spill control agents. To be effective, a dispersant must be applied quickly, but reaching consensus among the necessary parties can be slow unless all the participants are well prepared at the outset. Ideally, consideration of dispersant use should take place prior to an emergency in order to reach a timely decision. Several states and Regional Response Teams have active programs that are addressing dispersant use planning and technical and environmental considerations. In several states where the use of dispersants is an emerging issue, there appears to be a willingness to consider their use on a case-by-case basis and a genuine interest in learning more about their effectiveness and toxicity
Cunningham, J.M.; Sahatjian, K.A.; Meyers, C.; Yoshioka, G.; Jordan, J.M. 1991. Use of dispersants in the United States: perception or reality?. In Proceedings: 1991 International Oil Spill Conference (Prevention, Behavior, Control, Cleanup), March 4-7, 1991, San Diego, California, Washington, D.C: American Petroleum Institute. pp. 389-394.
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Dispersants have been a controversial oil spill response technique since their introduction during the Torrey Canyon oil spill off the coast of the Untied Kingdom in 1967. Despite reductions in the toxicity of dispersants and improvements in their application since then dispersants have not been used extensively in the United States because of logistical difficulties, unfavorable weather conditions, and a lack of demonstrated effectiveness during actual spill conditions. In addition, there is a widely held perception in the Untied States that dispersant use has been limited by complex authorization procedures. This paper reviews the dispersant policies of several European nations and Canada and compares them with those of the United States. Recent developments in U.S. dispersant policy are outlined, particularly those designed to expedite decision making. This paper concludes by examining some recent U.S. oil spills in which dispersant use was considered
© 1991 with permission from APIDispersants have been a controversial oil spill response technique since their introduction during the Torrey Canyon oil spill off the coast of the Untied Kingdom in 1967. Despite reductions in the toxicity of dispersants and improvements in their application since then dispersants have not been used extensively in the United States because of logistical difficulties, unfavorable weather conditions, and a lack of demonstrated effectiveness during actual spill conditions. In addition, there is a widely held perception in the Untied States that dispersant use has been limited by complex authorization procedures. This paper reviews the dispersant policies of several European nations and Canada and compares them with those of the United States. Recent developments in U.S. dispersant policy are outlined, particularly those designed to expedite decision making. This paper concludes by examining some recent U.S. oil spills in which dispersant use was considered
Curran, P.M.T.; Gillespie, D.K.; O'Muircheartaigh, I.G. 1997. The effects of oil spill dispersants on conidial germination and ultrastructure in the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum. Botanica Marina, 40 (4): 359-367. ISSN: 0006-8055.
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Percentage conidial germination and germ-tube length in the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum decreased significantly as the concentration of oil spill dispersant (Corexit 9527, Enersperse 1583 and Slickgone LTS) increased from 0-100/1000 ppm. Preliminary investigations using transmission electron microscopy reveal new evidence of ultrastructural damage in conidial cells caused by Corexit 9527
© CSA, 1997Percentage conidial germination and germ-tube length in the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum decreased significantly as the concentration of oil spill dispersant (Corexit 9527, Enersperse 1583 and Slickgone LTS) increased from 0-100/1000 ppm. Preliminary investigations using transmission electron microscopy reveal new evidence of ultrastructural damage in conidial cells caused by Corexit 9527
D.F. Dickins Associates. 1988. Evaluation of Hovercraft for Dispersant Application, Ottawa, Ont: Environmental Studies Research Funds. 57p. ISBN: 0920783945. URL
D.F. Dickins Associates, Ltd. 2004. Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice-Covered Waters, Cordova, Ak: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute. 17p. URL
Dale, T. 1988. Oil pollution and plankton dynamics. V. Controlled ecosystem experiments in Lindaspollene, Norway, June 1980: effects of oil, oil/nutrients, and oil/dispersant on microplankton. Sarsia, 73 (3): 169-178. ISSN: 0036-4827.
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Maine microplankton was observed for responses to oil and oil/dispersant mixtures in enclosed environments (water columns 20 m long, 0.78 sq m surface). Compared to effects from oil exposure, addition of an oil/Corexit 9527 mixture caused a more rapid depopulation of ciliations of the oil-derived material. However, dispersed oil appeared less harmful to the ciliates and the dinophysids than oil alone. Myrionecta rubra appeared to be less sensitive to dispersed oil than the heterotrophic ciliates. As the heterotrophic ciliates never reappeared at 0.5 m in either the oil bag or the oil/dispersant bag but reappeared at the end of the experiment in the oil/nutrient bag, the authors assume that the nutrients negated the effects from the oil
Maine microplankton was observed for responses to oil and oil/dispersant mixtures in enclosed environments (water columns 20 m long, 0.78 sq m surface). Compared to effects from oil exposure, addition of an oil/Corexit 9527 mixture caused a more rapid depopulation of ciliations of the oil-derived material. However, dispersed oil appeared less harmful to the ciliates and the dinophysids than oil alone. Myrionecta rubra appeared to be less sensitive to dispersed oil than the heterotrophic ciliates. As the heterotrophic ciliates never reappeared at 0.5 m in either the oil bag or the oil/dispersant bag but reappeared at the end of the experiment in the oil/nutrient bag, the authors assume that the nutrients negated the effects from the oil
Daling, P.S. 1988. A study of the chemical dispersability of fresh and weathered crude oils. In Proceedings: Eleventh Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar, June 7-9, 1988, Sheraton Landmark Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Ottawa, Ont: Environment Canada, Technical Services Branch. pp. 481-499. ISBN: 0662559282.
Daling, P.S.; Mackay D.; Mackay N.; Brandvik P.J. 1990. Droplet size distributions in chemical dispersion of oil spills: towards a mathematical model. Oil and Chemical Pollution, 7 (3): 173-198. ISSN: 0269-8579. doi:10.1016/S0269-8579(05)80026-7.
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The results of a series of chemical dispersion tests are presented, in which three crude oils (Gullfaks, Statfjord and Arabian heavy), each at 4 states of weathering, have been dispersed at 13°C with two dispersants (Finasol OSR-5 and OSR-12) using three laboratory tests (Warren Spring Rotating Flask WSL test, Institute Francais du Petrole flow test -IFP test and Mackay-Nadeau-Steelman - MNS test). Effectiveness and dispersed oil droplet size distributions in the different test methods have been studied and an attempt has been made to develop correlation or mathematical models of the chemical dispersion phenomena. This mathematical treatment helps to explain the reasons that the tests give different results, but it is concluded that, at present, our understanding of the basic dispersion phenomena is not sufficient to form a basis for a reliable model. Several modelling approaches are discussed in the hope that as further data and insights become available, reliable models may be developed to describe this complex process
Reprinted from Oil and Chemical Pollution, Volume 7, P.S. Daling, D. Mackay, N. Mackay, P.J. Brandvik, Copyright 1990, with permission from ElsevierThe results of a series of chemical dispersion tests are presented, in which three crude oils (Gullfaks, Statfjord and Arabian heavy), each at 4 states of weathering, have been dispersed at 13°C with two dispersants (Finasol OSR-5 and OSR-12) using three laboratory tests (Warren Spring Rotating Flask WSL test, Institute Francais du Petrole flow test -IFP test and Mackay-Nadeau-Steelman - MNS test). Effectiveness and dispersed oil droplet size distributions in the different test methods have been studied and an attempt has been made to develop correlation or mathematical models of the chemical dispersion phenomena. This mathematical treatment helps to explain the reasons that the tests give different results, but it is concluded that, at present, our understanding of the basic dispersion phenomena is not sufficient to form a basis for a reliable model. Several modelling approaches are discussed in the hope that as further data and insights become available, reliable models may be developed to describe this complex process
Daling, P.S.; Brandvik, P.J. 1992. Tools for assessing the weathering processes of oil spills at sea and the effectiveness of oil spill dispersants. In Proceedings of the CONCAWE/DGMK Scientific Seminar "Remediation of Oil Spills" on May 18-21, 1992 in Hamburg/Germany, Hamburg: DGMK, Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V. pp. 103-116. ISBN: 3928164317.
Daling, P.S.; Brandvik, P.J.; Singsaas, I. 1995. Weathering of oil and use of dispersants: methods for assessing oils’ properties at sea and the feasibility of oil spill dispersants. In NOSCA Seminar on Oil Pollution Control, Malta 31 January - 1 February, 1995, (no publishing information available). 7p..
Daling, P.S.; Indrebø, G. 1996. Recent improvements in optimizing use of dispersants as a cost-effective oil spill countermeasure technique. In Proceedings: The Third International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production: 9-12 June, 1996 New Orleans, LA, Richardson, Tx: Society of Petroleum Engineers. Volume 2 pp. 899-913.
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During the four-year research program ESCOST ('ESSO-SINTEF Coastal Oil Spill Treatment Program'), significant improvements have been made in oil spill combat methods and in tools for use in contingency planning and decision-making during oil spill operations. This paper presents an overview of the main findings obtained with respect to oil weathering and oil spill dispersant treatment during this research program, including: new methodology for systematic investigations of the weathering properties of oils at sea; development of high performance dispersant formulations for weathered and emulsified oils; improvements in dispersant application techniques and applications procedures/strategies; and development of dynamic oil spill simulation model tools for use in designing more optimal and cost-effective oil spill contingency solutions
© CSA, 1996During the four-year research program ESCOST ('ESSO-SINTEF Coastal Oil Spill Treatment Program'), significant improvements have been made in oil spill combat methods and in tools for use in contingency planning and decision-making during oil spill operations. This paper presents an overview of the main findings obtained with respect to oil weathering and oil spill dispersant treatment during this research program, including: new methodology for systematic investigations of the weathering properties of oils at sea; development of high performance dispersant formulations for weathered and emulsified oils; improvements in dispersant application techniques and applications procedures/strategies; and development of dynamic oil spill simulation model tools for use in designing more optimal and cost-effective oil spill contingency solutions
Daling, P.S.; Brandvik, P.J.; Reed, M. 1998. Dispersant experience in Norway: dispersant effectiveness, monitoring, and fate of dispersed oil. In Dispersant Application in Alaska: A Technical Update, Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska, March 18 and 19, 1998, Cordova, Ak: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute. pp. 111-146.
Daling, P.S. 1998. Performance Testing of Corexit 9500 on Oils Weathered in Laboratory and in Experimental Field Trials, Trondheim, Norway: SINTEF. 80p..
Daling, P.S.; Singsaas, I.; Reed, M.; Hansen, O. 2002. Experiences in dispersant treatment of experimental oil spills. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 7 (5-6): 201-213. ISSN: 1353-2561. doi:10.1016/S1353-2561(02)00061-0.
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In Norway, mechanical recovery has traditionally been the preferred oil spill response technique for the past decades. More recently, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) has opened the door to the consideration of dispersant use in certain oil spill situations. The responsibility for planning and decision for use/non-use of dispersants lies with the oil industry/enterprise itself; their decisions are subject to review and approval by SFT. This is in accordance with the "Principle of Internal Control" on what the Authorities focuses their regulations. The new regulations for use of dispersants in Norway requires well-documented contingency plans for refineries, oil terminals and offshore installations. This change in the attitude to the use of dispersants in Norway is a result of the recent years progress in scientific documentation of dispersant use. Previous paper (Spill Science & Technology Bulletin 5(1) 1999 63) gives an overview of the methodologies developed for oil weathering and dispersibility studies in the laboratory forming the basis for the development of the SINTEF Oil Weathering Model, which has been extensively validated in the field. This paper gives a summary of the main findings from recent years dispersant field trials in the North Sea. This work forms a basis for building up an operational and effective dispersant response for specific Norwegian coastal and offshore locations/regions. Data generated from the experimental field trials have been invaluable for validation and development of numerical models for fate and response assessment of oil spills. Examples in using the quantitative model tool "Oil Spill Contingency and Response" (OSCAR) in contingency planning and Net Environmental Benefit Analyses (NEBA) of oil spill scenarios are given
Reprinted from Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, Volume 7, P.S. Daling, I. Singsaas, M. Reed, O. Hansen, Copyright 2002, with permission from ElsevierIn Norway, mechanical recovery has traditionally been the preferred oil spill response technique for the past decades. More recently, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) has opened the door to the consideration of dispersant use in certain oil spill situations. The responsibility for planning and decision for use/non-use of dispersants lies with the oil industry/enterprise itself; their decisions are subject to review and approval by SFT. This is in accordance with the "Principle of Internal Control" on what the Authorities focuses their regulations. The new regulations for use of dispersants in Norway requires well-documented contingency plans for refineries, oil terminals and offshore installations. This change in the attitude to the use of dispersants in Norway is a result of the recent years progress in scientific documentation of dispersant use. Previous paper (Spill Science & Technology Bulletin 5(1) 1999 63) gives an overview of the methodologies developed for oil weathering and dispersibility studies in the laboratory forming the basis for the development of the SINTEF Oil Weathering Model, which has been extensively validated in the field. This paper gives a summary of the main findings from recent years dispersant field trials in the North Sea. This work forms a basis for building up an operational and effective dispersant response for specific Norwegian coastal and offshore locations/regions. Data generated from the experimental field trials have been invaluable for validation and development of numerical models for fate and response assessment of oil spills. Examples in using the quantitative model tool "Oil Spill Contingency and Response" (OSCAR) in contingency planning and Net Environmental Benefit Analyses (NEBA) of oil spill scenarios are given
Daling, P.S.; Lichtenthaler, R.G. 1985. Seminar on the Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants, Oslo: Program for Oljevernberedskap. 29p. ISBN: 8272241277.
Daling, P.S.; Lichtenthaler, R.G. 1987. Chemical dispersion of oil. Comparison of the effectiveness results obtained in laboratory and small-scale field tests. Oil and Chemical Pollution, 3 (1): 19-35. ISSN: 0269-8579. doi:10.1016/S0269-8579(86)80011-9.
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Field tests are of major importance for dispersant product evaluation in addition to laboratory effectiveness studies. To investigate the correlation between laboratory and large scale field tests, two series of small scale sea trials were initiated by the Norwegian Oil Pollution Control Research and Development Programme. The field tests comprised the application of sea water diluted dispersants as well as neat application from a boat. A total of six dispersants were tested on four oil types. An attempt was made to correlate the field test results with three laboratory test methods. Results showed that there is poor correlation between effectiveness results obtained from three different laboratory test systems, and between results from field and laboratory tests. There was, however, a fairly good correlation between the mean results from the three laboratory tests and the field tests. Efforts should be made to improve the simulation of field conditions in laboratory procedures before it is possible to make a valid mathematical model which is able to predict dispersion effectiveness under given conditions. Furthermore, the methodology and reproducibility of field tests of dispersant effectiveness should be improved
Reprinted from Oil and Chemical Pollution, Volume 3, P.S. Daling, R.G. Lichtenthaler, Copyright 1987, with permission from ElsevierField tests are of major importance for dispersant product evaluation in addition to laboratory effectiveness studies. To investigate the correlation between laboratory and large scale field tests, two series of small scale sea trials were initiated by the Norwegian Oil Pollution Control Research and Development Programme. The field tests comprised the application of sea water diluted dispersants as well as neat application from a boat. A total of six dispersants were tested on four oil types. An attempt was made to correlate the field test results with three laboratory test methods. Results showed that there is poor correlation between effectiveness results obtained from three different laboratory test systems, and between results from field and laboratory tests. There was, however, a fairly good correlation between the mean results from the three laboratory tests and the field tests. Efforts should be made to improve the simulation of field conditions in laboratory procedures before it is possible to make a valid mathematical model which is able to predict dispersion effectiveness under given conditions. Furthermore, the methodology and reproducibility of field tests of dispersant effectiveness should be improved
Daling, P.S.; Halmoe, G. 1989. Review of Research Studies on Oil Spill Dispersants Performed in Scandinavia, Trondheim, Norway: Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersøkelser. 70p.
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This report reviews 60 research papers focusing on dispersant use in Scandinavian countries over a 10-year period. Some of the topics covered in the review include: attitudes towards dispersants, national regulations on dispersant use, research programs focusing on dispersants, review of current projects, and recommendations for further study
This report reviews 60 research papers focusing on dispersant use in Scandinavian countries over a 10-year period. Some of the topics covered in the review include: attitudes towards dispersants, national regulations on dispersant use, research programs focusing on dispersants, review of current projects, and recommendations for further study
Daling, P.S. 1986. Laboratory effectiveness testing of oil spill dispersants - correlation studies between two test methods. International Seminar on Chemical and Natural Dispersion of Oil on Sea, 10-11-12 November 1986 at Muellerhotel, Heimdal: Proceedings, Trondheim, Norway: Oceanic Center SINTEF. 14p.
Daling, P.S. 1988. A study of the chemical dispersibiltiy of fresh and weathered crude oils. In Proceedings: Eleventh Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar, June 7-9, 1988, Sheraton Landmark Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Ottawa, Ont: Environment Canada, Technical Services Branch. pp. 481-499. ISBN: 0662559282.
Dalla Venezia, L.; Fossato, V.U. 1977. Characteristics of suspensions of Kuwait oil and Corexit 7664 and their short- and long-term effects on Tisbe bulbisetosa (Copepoda: Harpacticoida). Marine Biology, 42 (3): 233-237. ISSN: 0025-3162. doi:10.1007/BF00397747.
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GC and spectrofluorometric methods were used to determine the stability of suspensions of oil and dispersant in seawater over a period of days. Suspensions were found to be effectively stable from days 3 to 15. Adult female Tisbe bulbisetosa were found to tolerate the suspensions in short-term exposures, even though pollutant concentrations were roughly 200 times higher in bioassays than in areas from where the organisms were collected. Results of long-term effects on egg production, number of nauplii, hatching success for third and fourth generations continually exposed to suspensions, were not found to be different from controls
GC and spectrofluorometric methods were used to determine the stability of suspensions of oil and dispersant in seawater over a period of days. Suspensions were found to be effectively stable from days 3 to 15. Adult female Tisbe bulbisetosa were found to tolerate the suspensions in short-term exposures, even though pollutant concentrations were roughly 200 times higher in bioassays than in areas from where the organisms were collected. Results of long-term effects on egg production, number of nauplii, hatching success for third and fourth generations continually exposed to suspensions, were not found to be different from controls
Dalmazzone, C.; Bocard, C.; Ballerini, D. 1995. IFP methodology for developing water-in-crude oil emulsion inhibitors. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 2 (2-3): 143-150. ISSN: 1353-2561. doi:10.1016/S1353-2561(96)00013-8.
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Emulsion inhibitors can be used to inhibit the emulsification process or to break already formed water-in-oil emulsions after an oil spill. Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP) has developed a methodology based on simple laboratory tests. It involves the assessment of inhibitors performances by the rotating flasks method, the characterization of the potential leaching from the oil to the water phase and the evaluation of the dispersant effectiveness by the IFP dilution test
Reprinted from Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, Volume 2, C. Dalmazzone, C. Bocard, D. Ballerini, Copyright 1995, with permission from ElsevierEmulsion inhibitors can be used to inhibit the emulsification process or to break already formed water-in-oil emulsions after an oil spill. Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP) has developed a methodology based on simple laboratory tests. It involves the assessment of inhibitors performances by the rotating flasks method, the characterization of the potential leaching from the oil to the water phase and the evaluation of the dispersant effectiveness by the IFP dilution test
This database consists of citations found in journals, conference proceedings, government reports and gray literature covering over 40 years of published research on oil spill dispersants. Citations were collected from 1960 through June 2008. This bibliography was compiled and edited by John Conover, Associate Librarian at LUMCON, and funded by a grant from the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program (OSRADP).
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Giessing, Anders M. B.; Mayer, Lawrence M.; Forbes, Thomas L. 1-hydroxypyrene glucuronide as the major aqueous pyrene metabolite in tissue and gut fluid from the marine deposit-feeding polychaete Nereis diversicolor. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2003;
Volume 22 (5): 1107-1114. ISSN: 0730-7268.
Phase I and phase II metabolites were identified in a species of polychaete after exposing the organism to pyrene. It is believed that 1-hydroxypyrene glucuronide, the only phase I metabolite of pyrene in this species, is a useful biomarker for PAH exposure.
Lichtfouse, E.; Eglinton, T.I. 13C and 14C evidence of pollution of a soil by fossil fuel and reconstruction of the composition of the pollutant. Organic Geochemistry, October 1995;
Volume 23 (10): 969-973. ISSN: 0146-6380.
Researchers use 13C/12C ratios, the 14C age and relative concentrations to assess the origins of n-alkanes in a polluted soil
Johannesen, J. et al. 3D oil migration modelling of the Jurassic petroleum system of the Stratfjord area, Norwegian North Sea. Petroleum Geoscience, 2002;
Volume 8 (1): 37-50. ISSN: 1354-0793.
This modelling study enabled researchers to determine the vertical and lateral migration of hydrocarbons over time, and to conclude that present-day resources are the result of a multi-layered, multi-directional migrating system originating from three separate fields.
Kong, Vincent W. T.; Smethurst, J.; Chiem, B. H.; Stewart, R. C.; Teh, G. H. 3D marine exploration seismic survey in shallow water area, offshore Sabah. Warta Geologi [Newsletter of the Geological Society of Malaysia], 1989;
Volume 15
Rowson, Chris. 4C seismic technology makes mark in Caspian Sea. Offshore, 2003;
Volume 63 (5): 50. ISSN: 0030-0608.
Continued investments in oil exploration in the Caspian Sea and the surrounding region has resulted in the use of modern exploration methods. Geophysical surveys that consist of (4C) 3D seismic surveys are being used to improve imaging of the subsurface.
Schmidt, Victor A. 2-D seismic vessels for 3-D missions: old 2-D vessels can be used in new, more productive ways, serving vessel owners, oil companies. Sea Technology, September 1994;
Volume 35 (9): 15-22. ISSN: 0093-3651.
Schmidt reports on the status of the geophysical exploration industry and examines the 2-D versus 3-D vessel problem
1993 final work plan: Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration, Anchorage, AK. The Trustees: [1993];
A plan of action is outlined regarding remediation of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
LaBelle, R. P.; Galt, J. A.; Tennyson, E. J.; McGrattan, K. B. 1993 Spill off Tampa Bay, a candidate for burning?. Proceedings: Seventeenth Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar, Ottawa. Environment Canada: 1994;
Volume 1 635-649.
Authors describe the general behavior and movements of the spilled oil and the sea and weather conditions during and following the August 10, 1993 collision of the Tank Barge Ocean 255 and the Tank Barge Bouchard B-155 with the freighter Balsa 37 in Tampa Bay, Florida. In addition, discussed is the possibility of removing the oil by in-situ burning, and the results of smoke plume model runs
3D seismic yields more oil for Oryx off Texas. Oil and Gas Journal, 8-Nov-93;
Volume 91 33. ISSN: 0030-1388.
Reported is confirmation of a 25-30 million bbl oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico by Oryx Energy, Dallas, employing a 3D seismic survey
1991 Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, March 1991, American Petroleum Institute: 1991;
Volume American Petroleum Institute Publications (4529):
1991 oil spill conference papers sought. Ocean Science News, April 10, 1990;
Volume 32 (10): 5.
1971 oil pollution compensation fund wound up. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2000;
Volume 40 (12): 1068. ISSN: 0025-326X.
A protocol was recently signed for the ending of the IOPC Fund, which is replaced by a Fund agreed on in 1992. The latter Fund allows for higher compensation for parties affected by oil pollution.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 1991 state/federal natural resource damage assessment and restoration plan for the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Juneau, AK. Trustee Council: 1991;
Anon. 700,000 gallons of oil spilled in Texas. Environmental Protection News, September 8, 1990;
Volume 5 (17): 4.
Cedar-Southworth, Donna. 1995 promises good opportunities for offshore operators. MMS Today, Feb-95;
Volume 5 (1): 7-Jun.
Hank Bartholomew, Deputy Associate Director for Offshore Operations, discusses some of the high priorities for 1995, including interaction with states on oill spill response, OHMSETT plans, and training and safety programs
Hull, Jennifer Pallanich. 40 rigs at work in water depths over 1,000 feet. Offshore, 2001;
Volume 61 (2): 16. ISSN: 0030-0608.
The Minerals Management Service sees the amount of deepwater drilling activity as a good indication for potential economic growth in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Knott, D. 10 years on from Exxon Valdez spill. Oil & Gas Journal, March 22, 1999;
Volume 97 (12): 45. ISSN: 0030-1388.
Greenpeace campaigner, Matthew Spencer, told Oil & Gas Journal that 10 years after the Exxon Valdez spill the important issue was whether or not the politicians were doing a better job of regulating the oil industry. Archie Smith, Chief Executive of Oil Spill Response Ltd. of the U.K., said 'the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 which arose because of the Exxon Valdez spill, increased the industry's understanding of the risks and preparedness for dealing with spills'
Neil, Chris. 2003 shows spot cargoes, tankers to dictate US LNG supplies, not terminal
capacities. Oil & Gas Journal, 2004;
Volume 102 (12): 70-72. ISSN: 0030-1388.
Data presented in this article shows an increase in LNG spot cargo imports to the US for 2002 and 2003. Analysts predict that this trend will not continue for 2004 and 2005 based on the costs of regasification versus market prices for gas.
U.S. Geological Survey, National Oil and Gas Resource Assessment Team. 1995 National Assessment of United States Oil and Gas Resources: overview of the 1995 National Assessment of Potential Additions to Technically Recoverable Resources of Oil and Gas--Onshore and State Waters of the United States. Denver, CO. USGS Information Services: 1995;
Volume Circular 1118 20 p..
This circular is the fourth in a series of systematic assessments of undiscovered oil and gas in the United States
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