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The goal of this project is to quantify the feasibility of using oil-mineral aggregate (OMA) formation as an oil spill countermeasure strategy in ice-infested waters and to identify the environmental impact of oil dispersed into the environment in this manner. Both field and laboratory studies were conducted to elucidate the environmental factors controlling OMA, or “floc”, formation. Methods to quantify OMA production and characterization of the various types formed were developed for operational use (i.e., production of a “field test” guideline document).
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