OMI - IMO584E - Bioremediation in Marine Oil Spills

Ouvrage en langue anglaise.

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Major incidents such as the Amoco Cadiz (France, 1978), the Exxon Valdez (USA, 1989), the Braer (UK, 1993), the Sea Empress (UK, 1996), the Erika (France, 1999) and the prestige (Spain, 2002) have provided the stimulus for the development of alternative response techniques to tackle oil pollution both at sea and on the shoreline. One such technique is bioremed'ation. Although recognized'as a potential response option 30 years ago, it is receiving renewed'attention as more environmentally accetable cl'an-up methods are sought and'as new claims of the potency of bioremed'ation are made.

The aim of these guidelines is to provide users with cl'ar criteria to enable them to eval'ate the circumstances in which to consider the use of bioremed'ation for shoreline cl'anup. These guidelines are not intended to address the treatment of waste generated oil s'ills. They contain a summary of the most important bioremed'ation processes and décision-making criteria. The various strategies are d'scussed'and some suggestions as to how to monitor the effectiveness and check for possible adverse consequ'nces of the technique are made. Suggestions for further reading are also provided for readers who wish to study this subject in greater détail.