Response Methods
Direct links to response methods in Volume 2
Chapter 2
Predicting the drift and spread
of chemical spills
Forecasting computer model
s:
ALOHA (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres)
MET (
M
odells für
E
ffekte mit
T
oxischen Gasen)
CHEMMAP
ChemSIS
3D Transport and Water Quality Model
Chapter 5
Techniques for corrective response to
accidents involving
spills of hazardous
substances in the marine environment
Combating water soluble gas clouds
Combating non-water-soluble gas clouds
Fighting gas clouds by recondensing into the liquid state
Supervising a momentary release
of a hazardous gas cloud
Suppressing vapours from floating spills
Using bubble barriers to contain spills that float
on the surface or disperse in the water
body
Recovery of floating spills
using polypropylene sorbent plates
Recovery of floating spills using blankets or pillows
packed with powdered sorbents
Recovery of floating chemical spills, lumps
and small packages using oil trawl systems
Containment of floating chemical spills
by using special barriers in shallow water
Recovery of floating chemical spills
using oil spill booms and skimmers
Recovery of floating spills
using various types of skimmers
Containment of dissolving chemical spills
in shallow water by using barriers
Treating dissolving spills in the water body
with neutralizing agents
Using a mobile treatment unit to remove dissolved spills in confined water bodies
Recovery of sunken spills from the seabed
using mechanical dredging systems
Recovery of sunken spills from the seabed
using hydraulic dredging systems
Recovery of sunken spills from shallow water
using special dredging systems
Recovery of sunken spills from the seabed
using a simple suction system
Recovery of sunken spills from the seabed
using a pneumatic dredge
Recovery of sunken spills from the seabed
using a simple pneumatic dredge (Airlift)
Controlled evacuation of cargo
from a sunken barge
using a simple pneumatic pump (Airlift)
Using an underwater drilling system
to enable evacuation of contents
from sunken tanks and vessels
Chaper 6
Techniques for corrective response to
accidents involving
lost packaged dangerous goods in the marine environment
Salvage of floating drums
Salvage of floating freight containers (lifting by a crane)
Salvage of floating freight containers (towing to a safe haven)
Salvage of sunken drums (by a bottom package picker)
Salvage of sunken drums (by ROV:s and racks)
Salvage of packages from depths down to 500-600 m
Intentional continuous release from a sunken container
Intentional momentary release of gas from a sunken container
This page last revised 05/03 2003
