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Number 338
Date of Summary March 20, 2002
Subject Biodegradation of Chemically Dispersed Oil: an Ecosystem Approach
Performing Activity AEA Technology
Principal Investigator Richard Swannel
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion March 20, 2001
Description Determine the fate and effects of chemically-dispersed oil in the context of an ecosystem approach. It will compare the effects caused by exposure of several trophic levels to naturally and chemically dispersed oil as a function of time. It will also provide a more complete assessment of the net environmental effects of using dispersants in different temperature environments to refine the dispersant use policy.
Progress Project was started in March 2000. Alaska North slope crude was be used in the lab. The US partners are the US Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Two tests were run. The final report is available.
Reports
AA (49 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Davies, L., Daniel, F., Swannell, R., Braddock, J., Biodegradability of Chemically- Dispersed Oil. A report produced for the Minerals Management Service, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and United States Coast Guard, March 2001.
 

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