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CHEMICAL SHORELINE CLEANING AGENTS FOR OIL SPILLS - UPDATE STATE-OF-THE-ART ON MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE
Citation:
Clayton, Jr., J. CHEMICAL SHORELINE CLEANING AGENTS FOR OIL SPILLS - UPDATE STATE-OF-THE-ART ON MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-93/113b.
Description:
This report presents information on (1) brief consideration of common cleaning strategies for stranded oil on shorelines, (2) the mechanism of action of chemical shoreline cleaning agents, (3) factors affecting performance and its measurement for chemical cleaning agents, (4) laboratory methods for testing performance of such agents, (5) a brief summary of applications of chemical cleaning agents and their performance in the field trials and spills-of-opportunity, and (6) recommendations for future laboratory studies for chemical cleaning agents. he discussion of laboratory methods for performance testing presents information on the approach used for general laboratory tests, available information for identified tests, and similarities and differences among tests. or each test, descriptions are presented for the laboratory apparatus required, brief summaries of the testing procedures, differences among the methods, and considerations of how the design of a particular method might affect results. ith the understanding that the purpose of this report centers on laboratory testing, presents a brief discussion of field trials that have involved applications of chemical shoreline cleaning agents. nformation is presented for general approaches used in studies, limitations encountered in such efforts, and the relevance of laboratory results to field situations.