Chemical treatment of oil spills |
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Authors: | Richard T Dewling Leo T McCarthy |
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Institution: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10007, U.S.A.;Oil and Hazardous Materials Spills Branch Office of Research and Development U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ 08817, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Chemical treatment methods have been used with varying degrees of success for mitigating the environmental effects resulting from oil spills. These methods include dispersing, herding, and gelling a floating oil slick; sinking the oil; burning the oil mass either on open waters or on the affected shoreline; and applying film-forming chemical agents to protect shorelines from oil than eludes offshore cleanup. The latest technical information on the applicability and effectiveness of these approaches for treating and controlling oil spills is presented. |
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