Standard Guide for Visually Estimating Oil Spill Thickness on Water

Importancia y uso:

3.1 Estimations of oil slick thickness are useful for:

3.1.1 Estimating amount (volume) of oil in an area,

3.1.2 Positioning oil spill countermeasures in optimal locations,

3.1.3 Evaluating a spill situation,

3.1.4 Estimating volume for legal or prosecution purposes, such as for an illegal discharge, and

3.1.5 Developing spill control strategies.

3.2 This guide is only applicable to thin sheens (sheen and rainbow sheen up to about 3 μm). Thick oil and water-in-oil emulsions do not show visual differences with respect to thickness (1, 2).3

Subcomité:

F20.16

Referida por:

F1779-24, E3281-21A

Volúmen:

11.08

Número ICS:

13.060.01 (Water quality in general)

Palabras clave:

oil observations; oil thickness; oil thickness estimation; oil visibility; slick thickness;