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Project Number 545
Date of Summary September 14, 2006
Subject Calm Sea Application of Dispersants
Performing Activity S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd. and Alun Lewis Oil Spill Consultancy
Principal Investigator Dr. Ken Trudel, Mr. Randy Belore and Mr. Alun Lewis
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Completed
Description Project is to determine the period of time that oil spill dispersants applied to spilled oil in a calm sea will remain effective before the sea state increases and dispersion occurs. Related work is planned in an ExxonMobil sponsored project coordinated under the Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF). Every effort will be made to coordinate the present study with PERF work. To this end, one of the model oils used in the ExxonMobil PERF study will be included in all phases of testing in the present study.
Progress Crude oils for the project have been selected. Small-scale testing in Ottawa has been completed. Testing was successfully conducted at Ohmsett from June 27-July 15, 2005. The final report has been accepted by MMS. This project is complete.
 
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Report
AA Calm Seas Application of Dispersants, Final Report. September 2006, 51 pages.
 

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