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Development of Protocols for Testing the Effectiveness of Surface Washing Agents and Oil Spill Bioremediation Agents and Spills of Opportunity
This project concerns the need by the program office to develop reproducible protocols for testing the effectiveness of surface washing agents and bioremediation products, and to devise a protocol for testing a remediation strategy in the event of a spill of opportunity. The bioremediation protocol has progressed well. It consists of both a freshwater and a saltwater component. All experiments and analyses have been completed. A manuscript is being submitted to a journal for publication. The surface washing agent protocol is progressing more slowly. No one has ever produced a satisfactory protocol that is both reproducible and repeatable. This project is expected to be completed during 2006. The spill of opportunity protocol is concerned with using spatial statistical approaches for determining the optimum sampling strategy for treating one large tract of contaminated shoreline or land. Kriging techniques are the primary tool, along with Monte Carlo analysis of likely scenarios. If successful, a software program that is suitable for use by responders will be developed.
Contact: Albert D. Venosa, USEPA (EIMS#56299)