Dispersants as marine oil spill treating agents: a review on mesoscale tests and field trials

Abstract The increasing oil demand and busy waterways highlight the importance of oil spill preparedness and responses. Dispersants attract attention as an effective response tool to manage the impacts of major spill incidents. Despite in-depth laboratory evaluations on the effectiveness of chemical...

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Main Authors: Francois Merlin, Zhiwen Zhu, Min Yang, Bing Chen, Kenneth Lee, Michel C. Boufadel, Lisa Isaacman, Baiyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Environmental Systems Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-021-00241-5