Download or read book Efficiency and Retentivity Testing and Performance of Sinking Agents in the Removal of Oil Spills written by James G. Dick and published by Information Canada. This book was released on 1975 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A method for the removal of oil spills on water involves the application of a sinking agent to the surface of the oil spill and the subsequent sinking of the spill. This condensed report contains techniques for the testing of sinking agents to determine their efficiency in the removal of oil, and their ability to retain oil once removed by the action of sinking. The report also provides information concerning the effects of oil layer thickness initially, free fall distance for the sinking agent, temperature and oil type on the efficiency of removal and on the retentivity"--Abstract, page i.