… Most oil spills generate considerable waste. This includes not just oil, but oiled cargo, debris, shoreline sediment, fauna and flora, equipment and protective clothing (PPE). Waste can sometimes amount to as much as…
… When used appropriately, dispersants can be an effective oil spill response strategy. They are capable of quickly removing significant quantities of oil from the sea surface by transferring it into the water column…
… 2010-12. These cover a wide range of issues, including oil pollution response planning, pre-spill clean-up arrangements and the emergency handling of pollution incidents. Regulations have also…
Spills may be reported to the appropriate regional centre or nearest Vessel Traffic Service centre (24 hrs): Atlantic Region St. John's, Newfoundland: Tel: +1-800-563-9089 Halifax, Nova Scotia: Tel:…
… Janeiro RJ +55 21 2104 6056/6038 Fax: +55 21 2104 6038 mrccbrazil@con.mar.mil.br Alternatively, spills should be reported to the nearest port. Instituto Brasiliero do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais…
…ining floating oil within booms for recovery by specialised skimmers is often seen as the ideal solution to a spill at sea as this aims to physically remove oil from the marine environment. As a result, it is the…
… operator, or in the Suez Canal to the Suez Canal Authority The competent national authority for oil spill emergencies in Egypt is the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA - contact details above). The…
