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Interspill 2006 - Science

Scientific response / issue response

Session Chair: François Merlin, Head of Research & Development, CEDRE (Centre de documentation de recherche et d'expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux), France

• Oil spill response in ice-infested and Artic waters -need for future developments
  • Ivar Singsaas, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Norway
• Evaporating Liquid (oil and chemicals) spills at sea: risk, consequences and lessons learned
  • Fanch Cabioc'h, Head of Response Service, CEDRE (Centre de documentation de recherche et d'exp érimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux), France
• A new screening protocol for testing the effectiveness of surface washing agents
  • Albert D. Venosa, Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA
• An intelligent robot system to respond to oil spills: the EU-MOP Project
  • Harilaos N Psaraftis, EU-MOP Project Manager, Professor Maritime Transport, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Dispersants

Overview of recent and current studies

Session Chair: Alun Lewis, Oil Spill Consultant, UK

• Review of outcome of the NAS dispersant study in the USA
  • Dr Jacqueline Michel, President, Reasearch Planning Inc, USA
• Five years of dispersant research in the Ohmsett Wave Tank:
  Controversial problems; limits of response technology; methods and training
  • Joseph V Mullin, Oceanographer, Minerals Management Service, USA
• DEPOL recent french sea trial on dispersants
  • François Merlin, Head of Research & Development, CEDRE, (Centre de documentation de recherche et d'expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux) France

Overview of recent and current studies

Session Chair: Georges Peigné, Deputy Manager, CEDRE (Centre de documentation de recherche et d'expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux), France

• Dispersant effectiveness after extended low-energy soak times
  • Tim Nedwed PhD, PE Senior Engineering Specialist, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA
• Wavetank studies for evaluation of oil dispersant effectiveness and toxicity
  • Ken Lee, Executive Director, Centre for Offshore Oil & Gas Environmental Research (COOGER), Fisheries & Oceans Canada
• Applying 21 years of TROPICS field research to the nearshore use of dispersants
  • Paul Schuler, President, Clean Caribbean & Americas, USA
• The dispersant debate continues. Is it becoming a more acceptable policy?
  Overview of recent and current studies
  • Session Chair: Kevin Colcomb, Senior Scientist, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, UK
• Presentation on UK dispersants trials: overview of work done and results achieved
  • Alun Lewis, Oil Spill Consultant, UK

Dispersants Panel Discussion

Should the current restrictions on dispersant use be challenged in the light of experimental experience? Do depth restrictions unreasonably inhibit use of dispersants and is this warranted on an environmental benefit basis? What limits of effectiveness constitute success when considering dispersant use?

Panel Participants: Dr Jacqueline Michel President, Research Planning Inc, USA; Paul Schuler, President, Clean Caribbean & Americas, USA; Alun Lewis, Oil Spill Consultant, UK, and; François Merlin, Head Research & Development, CEDRE, France