November 23, 2009, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, EST (18:00-20:00 GMT)

You may also be interested in the following archive of this seminar:

• November 23, 2009

Alternative (non-mechanical) oil spill response methods have gained popularity and acceptance among industry, federal responders and trustees, state agencies, Congress, and the entire oil spill response community. EPA Regions 5 and 9 have included pre-approved solidifiers in their area plans.

OSCs play a vital role in planning and authorizing ACM use with RRT participation, and as responders to inland spills. RRT representatives may be called on to concur with in situ bioremediation (ISB), chemical, and biological countermeasures for marine and inland spills more often. ISB, dispersants, surface washing agents (SWA), chemical sorbents, and other technologies have sparked controversy and confusion in all regions and areas. Many research efforts have helped resolve issues about toxicity, efficacy, and proper use of these tools, but conflicts and questions still arise.

This webinar will be a condensed version of the ACM class scheduled to be presented as an 8-hour workshop at the 2010 OSC Readiness Training Program. This webinar will stress the basics of how OSCs can use the NCP Subpart J Product Schedule in their daily spill planning and response work with emphasis on how to deal with product vendors before and during a spill response. Some discussion of the new U.S. Coast Guard dispersant capabilities rule will be included.

• William "Nick" Nichols, On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Emergency Management (Nichols.nick@epa.gov)

• Jean Balent, U.S. EPA, Technology Innovation Program (balent.jean@epa.gov)

Press the "Go to Seminar" button to view the seminar. Please be at this location at the beginning of the conference call.

An archive of this seminar is available for download in Microsoft PowerPoint Format, Adobe Acrobat, and MP3 formats.
These links open in a pop-up window. You may need to turn off any pop-up blockers or add *clu-in.org to your list of allowed sites for pop-ups.