Large-scale cold water dispersant effectiveness experiments with Alaskan crude oils and Corexit 9500 and 9527 dispersants

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-128

  Belore, Randy C ^a   Trudel, Ken ^a   Mullin, Joseph V ^b   Guarino, Alan ^c  

^a SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd   (Canada)

^b MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^c MAR Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold water; Dispersant; Effectiveness; Large scale; Oil

Indexed keywords

COLD WATER; DISPERSANT; EFFECTIVENESS; LARGE SCALE; OIL;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; OIL SPILLS; PLATINUM; TEST FACILITIES;

ACCIDENTS;

OIL DISPERSANT; PETROLEUM;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; COLD WATER; CRUDE OIL; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; OIL SPILL RESPONSE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; OIL SPILL; WATER TREATMENT; WEATHERING;

ALASKA; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LIPIDS; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149204181     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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