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Dispersants Resources

  • 11 Results
Recorded Seminar

Shared Lessons for Risk Communications

We explore parallels from the communications around the pandemic response and whether we can transfer these to effective dispersant communications.

  • Nov 3, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Recorded Seminar

TPR Seminar Series - Part Nine: Dispersants

This ninth session sees OSRL's Principal Preparedness & Response Authority, Andy Nicoll, discuss the use of dispersants in spill response.

  • Oct 20, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Technical Information Sheet

Technical Information Sheet: Corexit EC 9500A

This datasheet provides a summary of key facts about Corexit EC 9500A dispersant.

  • Jun 22, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Technical Information Sheet

Technical Information Sheet: Finasol OSR52

This datasheet provides a summary of key facts about Finasol OSR52 dispersant.

  • May 25, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Technical Information Sheet

Technical Information Sheet: Dasic Slickgone NS

This datasheet provides a summary of key facts about Dasic Slickgone NS dispersant.

  • May 24, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Insight

Oil Spills and the Pandemic: Shared Lessons for Risk Communications

We consider and explore parallels from UK pandemic communications and whether these can be transferred to dispersant communications.

  • Jan 18, 2022 
  • 9 min read
  • Dispersants
Video

Tersus Dispersant Delivery System

With changes to aircraft legislation in 2014, a new aircraft dispersant spray system was developed to comply; the TERSUS system.

  • Sep 12, 2017 
  • Dispersants
Field Guide

Vessel Dispersant Application Field Guide

A guide to the use of chemical dispersants from vessels in the combating of oil spills at sea

  • Jul 23, 2015 
  • Dispersants
Field Guide

Dispersant Application Monitoring: Tier I Visual Observation Field Guide

A guide to the indicators and factors influencing the effectiveness of chemical dispersant use at sea

  • Jul 23, 2015 
  • Dispersants
Field Guide

Dispersant Application Monitoring: Tier II and III Field Guide

A guide to the indicators and factors influencing chemical dispersant use at sea

  • Jul 23, 2015 
  • Dispersants
Field Guide

Dispersant Application Field Guide

A guide to the use of chemical dispersants in the combating of oil spills at sea.

  • Jul 23, 2015 
  • Dispersants

The latest dispersants insights and documents

These dispersant resources provide insight into the use of dispersants and their application including technical information sheets on Corexit, Finasol and Slickgone and our dispersant application field guides.