Dispersants are globally and routinely applied as an emergency response to oil spills in marine ecosystems with the goal of chemically enhancing the dissolution of oil into water, which is assumed ...

What do dispersants do? Dispersants do not remove oil from the area. Rather, they help large globs of oil 'disperse' into smaller pieces — hence their name — which are easier for sea-living ...

WASHINGTON – A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the effects and efficacy of using dispersants in marine oil spill response. Dispersants reduce oil ...

Dispersants do not remove oil from the area. Rather, they help large globs of oil "disperse" into smaller pieces--hence their name--which are easier for sea-living microbes to break down.

Now, a part of the emergency response to the oil — the large-scale use of dispersants — could further imperil the species by sinking the oil beneath the Gulf’s surface and into the zone ...

To respond effectively to the specific conditions presented during an oil spill, spill responders have used a variety of response options—including mechanical recovery of oil using skimmers and booms, ...

The Environmental Protection Agency had set a Sunday night deadline for BP to stop using two dispersants from the Corexit line of products. The oil company has defended its use of Corexit and ...

This country research report on Vietnam Wax Dispersants Market offers comprehensive insights into the market landscape, customer intelligence, and competitive strategies in the Vietnam market. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — An environmental organization on Thursday questioned the use of dispersants to clean up the oil spill off Oriental Mindoro, saying the chemical agent could pose hazards to ...

Dispersants are chemicals that break up oil into smaller droplets, which can be mixed with water. Captain Chong Jia Chyuan, port master with MPA, said all its response crafts were activated to ...