| Project Number |
507 |
| Date of Summary |
September 28, 2004 |
| Subject |
Correlating Results of Ohmsett Dispersant
Test with At-Sea Trials: Workshop to Coordinate Publications and Prioritize
Follow-up Research |
| Performing Activity |
S. L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd. |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Ken Trudel |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed |
| Description |
The goal of this project was to coordinate the publications of
results of the 2003 MMS-sponsored “Correlating Results of Ohmsett Dispersant
Tests with Identical At-Sea Trials” study by SL Ross and A. Lewis 2004. The
results of the other spin-off projects were aimed at correlating results of other
dispersant effectiveness testing procedures with results of the June 2003 UK
at-sea trials, and identify, plan and coordinate follow-up dispersant
effectiveness experiments at Ohmsett.
The work involved organizing a two-day
workshop
to synthesize and discuss results of work to date; coordinating
publications
(including outlining an overview paper, plus papers on individual
studies
for submission to the International Oil Spill Conference 2005), and
outlining and setting priorities for future follow-up effectiveness
studies at Ohmsett for determining the capabilities and limitations of
dispersants in
cleaning up viscous oil spills, and to develop the role of Ohmsett
studies
in scaling-up results from the laboratory scale and full at-sea
scale.
|
| Progress |
On August 10 and 11, 2004, The Minerals Management Service conducted a
workshop at Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility in
Leonardo, NJ to review and synthesize the results of dispersant
effectiveness experiments conducted at laboratory scale, in small and large
wave tanks and at-sea field trials using IFO-180 and IFO-380 fuel oils. The
results from this workshop were used in a series of coordinated
scientific research papers that were presented in the Chemical
Countermeasures sessions at the 2005 International Oil Spill Conference in
May 2005. |
| Report |
| AA (6 pages) |
Colcomb, Kevin. Salt, David. Peddar, Malcolm. Lewis, Alun. "Determination of
the Limiting Oil Viscosity for Chemical Dispersion at Sea." 6 pp. May 2005. |
| AB (5 pages) |
Clark, James. Becker, Ken. Venosa, Al. Lewis, Alun. "Assessing Dispersant
Effectiveness for Heavy Fuel Oils Using Small-Scale Laboratory Tests." 5 pp.
May 2005. |
| AC (6 pages) |
Belore, R.C. Trudel, B.K. Lee, K. "Correlating Wave Tank Dispersant
Effectiveness Tests With At-Sea Trials." 6 pp. May 2005. |
| AD (6 pages) |
Belore, R.C. Trudel, B.K. Lewis, A. Guarino, A. Mullin, J. "Determining the
Viscosity Limits for Effective Chemical Dispersion: Relating Ohmsett Results
to Those From Tests At-Sea." 6 pp. May 2005. |