SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1989
STP18658S

Oil Dispersant Guidelines: Alaska

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The Alaska Regional Response Team (RRT) is in the process of developing preconsultation and preapproval plans allowing for the limited use of dispersants on oil spills in Alaskan marine waters. “General Alaska Dispersant Use Criteria” briefly reviews the present data base for oil dispersing chemicals and establishes a three-part classification system for the use of dispersants in Alaskan coastal waters. This system is being applied to Alaskan areas in a site- and resource-specific manner. The general criteria and the application of the classification system to Cook Inlet have been subjected to public comment from the oil and fishing industry, approved by the RRT, subjected to public comment from the oil and fishing industry, approved by the RRT, and incorporated into the Alaska Regional Contingency Plan. At present, this classification system is being used to develop dispersant use guidelines for Prince William Sound, a much different regime, both physically and biologically, from Cook Inlet.

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Manen, C-A
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Rockville, MD
O'Brien, PS
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Juneau, AK
Hahn, B
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage, AK
Metsker, H
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK
Fox, LB
NOAA/Hazardous Materials Response Branch, Seattle, WA
Kennedy, D
Applied Environmental Services, Friday Harbor, WA
Getter, C
NOAA/Hazardous Materials Response Branch, Seattle, WA
Tomich, L
Environmental Protection Agency, Anchorage, AK
Conway, M
U.S. Coast Guard, Juneau, AK
Whitney, J
NOAA/Hazardous Materials Response Branch, Anchorage, AK
Harris, L
NOAA/Hazardous Materials Response Branch, Seattle, WA
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Developed by Committee: F20
Pages: 144–151
DOI: 10.1520/STP18658S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5079-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1194-3