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    The role of dispersants in oil spill remediation : fundamental concepts, rationale for use, fate, and transport issues

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    2016-09
    Author
    John, Vijay  Concept link
    Arnosti, Carol  Concept link
    Field, Jennifer  Concept link
    Kujawinski, Elizabeth B.  Concept link
    McCormick, Alon  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8445
    As published
    https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.75
    DOI
    10.5670/oceanog.2016.75
    Abstract
    Offering a scientific perspective, this paper provides a rationale for the use of dispersants in oil spill remediation by discussing their formulations and modes of action and connecting their physics and chemistry to a their environmental fates and impacts. With the first use of dispersants at the source of the oil release during the Deepwater Horizon incident, there is a new great need for understanding the efficiency and the environmental impacts of their use. The paper concludes with some cautionary recommendations on dispersant research.
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    Oceanography 29, no. 3 (2016): 108–117
     
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