Oil Spill Dispersants: Boon or Bane?

Oil Spill Dispersants: Boon or Bane?

Dispersants provide a reliable large-scale response to catastrophic oil spills that can be used when the preferable option of recapturing the oil cannot be achieved. By allowing even mild wave action to disperse floating oil into tiny droplets (

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental science & technology 2015-06, Vol.49 (11), p.6376-6384
1. Verfasser: Prince, Roger C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Biodegradation
Biodegradation, Environmental
Environmental impact
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental science
Half-Life
Hazardous Substances - analysis
Marine
Oil spills
Particle Size
Petroleum - analysis
Petroleum Pollution - analysis
Petroleum Pollution - prevention & control
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:Dispersants provide a reliable large-scale response to catastrophic oil spills that can be used when the preferable option of recapturing the oil cannot be achieved. By allowing even mild wave action to disperse floating oil into tiny droplets (
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b00961