Abstract

A review of the containment and cleanup methods employed during the Chevron and Shell incidents in the Gulf of Mexico is presented. The paper also reviews the research and development program being undertaken by the Environmental Protection Agency to develop improved technology for oil spill containment and response. This includes information on the development of sorbent systems and oil containment booms capable of operations at relative velocities in excess of two knots.

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