Integrating Dispersants in Oil Spill Response in Arctic and Other Icy Environments.

Environ Sci Technol

Stonybrook Apiary, Pittstown , New Jersey 08867 , United States.

Published: June 2018

Future oil exploration and marine navigation may well extend into the Arctic Ocean, and government agencies and responders need to plan for accidental oil spills. We argue that dispersants should play an important role in these plans, since they have substantial logistical benefits, work effectively under Arctic conditions, and stimulate the rapid biodegradation of spilled oil. They also minimize the risk of surface slicks to birds and mammals, the stranding of oil on fragile shorelines and minimize the need for large work crews to be exposed to Arctic conditions.

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