From high speed skimmers to sorbents : Ohmsett testing in 1997

Many different types of oil spill response equipment, products and sensors from public agencies and private organizations were evaluated at the Ohmsett Test Facility during 1997. Public agencies and private organizations included the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Navy, universities and private industry. The equipment and materials tested included high speed skimmers, fast current containment booms and sorbent materials. Oil dynamics against a two-dimensional vertical barrier in currents was tested, and the off-gassing concentrations of benzene around an oil spill was also investigated. Oil handling training classes were also conducted. 8 figs