Alaska North Slope Crude Blends
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What to expect when Alaska North Slope Crude Blends are spilled.

Assessment of Risks Associated With the Shipment and Transfer of Group V Oils
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A 1994 report describing the chemical and physical properties of Group V oils (oils with specific gravities near that of water; also called LAPIO) and reviewing potential response considerations when this type of oil is spilled.

Assessment of Risks Associated With the Shipment and Transfer of LAPIO in the St. Johns River, Northern and Central Florida
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A 1994 report describing the properties of LAPIO (oils with specific gravities near that of water; also called Group V oils), analyzing the resources at risk in the St. Johns River, and reviewing spill response considerations for this type of oil.

Fate and Transport: M/V Selendang Ayu
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The characteristics and behavior of the pollutants spilled by the M/V Selendang Ayu in the Bering Sea in December, 2004.

Leaking Tank Experiments with Orimulsion? and Canola Oil
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A 2001 report on investigations into the behavior of heavy oil products, with the goal of improving tank leak rate estimates.

No. 6 Fuel Oil (Bunker C) Spills
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What to expect when No. 6 Fuel Oil (Bunker C) spills.

Small Diesel Spills (500-5000 gallons)
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The characteristics of small (500-5000 gallon) diesel spills.

Tarballs
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A brief description of how tarballs form; what we know, and don't know, about them.

Tracking Oil Spills with Coastal Drifters
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A description of how satellite-tracked surface buoys are used to track the movement of oil slicks.