| Description |
The project is a JIP with many agencies involved in
updating this document. This document is the 1989 National Research
Council’s “Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea”. Agencies in this JIP are
MMS, NOAA, API, and US Coast Guard. Review and evaluate existing information
regarding the efficacy and effects of dispersants as an oil spill response
technique. Focus will be on understanding the limitations imposed by the
various methods used in these studies and to recommend steps that should be
taken on effects of dispersed oil on freshwater, estuarine, and marine
environments. 1) Review and evaluate ongoing research and existing literature on
dispersant use in environmental, equipment and oil properties, short and
long term fate of dispersed oils, and toxicology of the dispersed oil(s).
2) Evaluate the adequacy of information to support risk assessment
frameworks as a heuristic to inform decision makers on oil spill response
options.
3) Recommend steps that should be taken to fill existing knowledge gaps.
Emphasis on laboratory and meso-scale experiments to inform potential field
trials.
The Final Report is complete and MMS has distributed copies to our
regional offices. To order copies of the final report, contact the National
Research Council, Ocean Studies Board. |
