Franck Laruelle is one of the trainers at the GIWACAF (the Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa) national workshop on waste management hosted by the Ministry of Forestry, Economy,
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Rebecca Peck joined ITOPF in October 2025. She holds a BSc in Psychology and her career spans publishing, marketing, advertising and education. Prior to ITOPF, Rebecca managed editorial delivery for
ITOPF’s 17 Technical Information Papers (TIPs) providing practical guidance on oil and chemical spill response in the marine environment are now available in Arabic.
We had the pleasure of joining the 5th Adriatic Spill Conference and Exhibition, AdriaSpillcon in Opatija, Croatia, where Technical Team Manager, Franck Laruelle and Technical Adviser, Angela Pinzón
Within the wider debate on the effectiveness of at-sea recovery, this paper investigates whether the particular characteristics of heavy oils warrant special consideration when planning and