Standard Guide for Ecological Considerations for the Use of Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response: Tropical Environments

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 This guide is meant to aid local and regional spill response teams who may apply it during response planning and spill events.  
3.2 This guide presents data on the effects of surface oil, dissolved oil and dispersed oil on components of tropical environments. These data can aid in decision-making related to the use of dispersants to minimize environmental damage from oil spills.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers recommendations for use of chemical dispersants to assist in the control of oil spills and is written with the goal of minimizing the environmental impacts of oil spills. Aesthetic and socioeconomic factors are not considered; although, these and other factors are often important in spill response.  
1.2 Each on-scene commander has available several means of control or cleanup of spilled oil. Chemical dispersants should be given equal consideration with other spill countermeasures.  
1.3 This guide presents general guidelines only. The dispersibility of the oil with the chosen dispersant should be evaluated in compliance with relevant government regulations. Oil, as used in this guide, includes crude oils and fuel oils. Differences between individual dispersants and to a certain degree, differences between different oils are not considered.  
1.4 This guide is one of several related to dispersant considerations in different environments. The other standards are listed in Section 2.  
1.5 This guide applies to marine and estuarine environments but not to freshwater environments.  
1.6 In making dispersant use decisions, appropriate government authorities should be consulted as required by law.  
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F2205 − 22
Standard Guide for
Ecological Considerations for the Use of Chemical
1
Dispersants in Oil Spill Response: Tropical Environments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2205; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.1 This guide covers recommendations for use of chemical
dispersants to assist in the control of oil spills and is written
2. Referenced Documents
with the goal of minimizing the environmental impacts of oil
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
spills.Aesthetic and socioeconomic factors are not considered;
F2532 Guide for Determining Net Environmental Benefit of
although, these and other factors are often important in spill
Dispersant Use
response.
1.2 Each on-scene commander has available several means
3. Significance and Use
of control or cleanup of spilled oil. Chemical dispersants
3.1 This guide is meant to aid local and regional spill
should be given equal consideration with other spill counter-
responseteamswhomayapplyitduringresponseplanningand
measures.
spill events.
1.3 This guide presents general guidelines only. The dis-
3.2 This guide presents data on the effects of surface oil,
persibility of the oil with the chosen dispersant should be
dissolved oil and dispersed oil on components of tropical
evaluated in compliance with relevant government regulations.
environments.These data can aid in decision-making related to
Oil, as used in this guide, includes crude oils and fuel oils.
the use of dispersants to minimize environmental damage from
Differences between individual dispersants and to a certain
oil spills.
degree, differences between different oils are not considered.
4. General Considerations for Making Dispersant-Use
1.4 This guide is one of several related to dispersant
Decisions
considerations in different environments. The other standards
are listed in Section 2.
4.1 The decision of whether to use or not to use dispersants
in a given spill situation involves trade-offs. Dispersing a slick
1.5 Thisguideappliestomarineandestuarineenvironments
at one site temporarily introduces more oil into the water
but not to freshwater environments.
column at that site than would be there if a surface slick floated
1.6 In making dispersant use decisions, appropriate govern-
over it. Therefore, adverse effects on water column organisms
ment authorities should be consulted as required by law.
may be increased at that site so that adverse effects can be
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
decreased at other sites.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 Dispersant use is primarily a spill mitigation method,
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
not a cleanup method. Such use can give spill response
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
personnel some control over where the impacts of a spill will
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
occur whatever types of impacts they may be. Since some
1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-
environments are known to be more vulnerable to the longer-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
lasting impacts of spilled oil, an acceptable trade-off may be to
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
protect those environments by dispersing an oil slick in a less
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
sensitive or less productive environment. In general, the net
environmental benefit of dispersant use versus non-use should
be evaluated (see Guide F2532).The net environmental benefit
1
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous
Substances and Oil Spill Response and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
2
F20.13 on Treatment. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2022. Published September 2022. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as F2205 – 19. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/F2205-22. the ASTM website.
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: F2205 − 19 F2205 − 22
Standard Guide for
Ecological Considerations for the Use of Chemical
1
Dispersants in Oil Spill Response: Tropical Environments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2205; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers recommendations for use of chemical dispersants to assist in the control of oil spills and is written with the
goal of minimizing the environmental impacts of oil spills. Aesthetic and socioeconomic factors are not considered; although, these
and other factors are often important in spill response.
1.2 Each on-scene commander has available several means of control or cleanup of spilled oil. In this guide, use of chemical
dispersants should not be considered as a last resort after other methods have failed. Chemical dispersants should be given equal
consideration with other spill countermeasures.
1.3 This guide presents general guidelines only. The oil is assumed to be dispersible and the dispersant to be effective, available,
applied correctly, and dispersibility of the oil with the chosen dispersant should be evaluated in compliance with relevant
government regulations. Oil, as used in this guide, includes crude oils and fuel oils. Differences between individual dispersants and
to a certain degree, differences between different oils are not considered.
1.4 This guide is one of several related to dispersant considerations in different environments. The other standards are listed in
Section 2.
1.5 This guide applies to marine and estuarine environments but not to freshwater environments.
1.6 In making dispersant use decisions, appropriate government authorities should be consulted as required by law.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F20.13
on Treatment.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2019Sept. 1, 2022. Published February 2019September 2022. Originally approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 20132019
as F2205 – 07F2205 – 19.(2013). DOI: 10.1520/F2205-19.10.1520/F2205-22.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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F2205 − 22
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F2532 Guide for Determining Net Environmental Benefit of Dispersant Use
3. Significance and Use
3.1 This guide is meant to aid local and regional spill response teams who may apply it during response planning and spill events.
3.2 This guide presents data on the effects of surface oil, dissolved oil and dispersed oil on components of tropical environments.
These data can aid in decision-making related to the use of dispersants to minimize environmental damage from oil spills.
4. General Considerations for Making Dispersant-Use Decisions
4.1 The decision of whether to use or not to use dispersants in a given spill situation involves trade-offs. Dispersing a slick at one
site temporarily introduces more oil into the water column at that site than would be there if a surface slick floated over it.
Therefore, adverse effects on water column organisms may be increased at that site so that adverse effects can be decreased at other
sites.
4.2 Dispersant use is primarily a spill controlmitigation method, not a cleanup method. Such use can give spill response personnel
some control over where the impacts of a spill will occur whatever types of impacts they may be. Since some environments are
known to be more vulnerable to the longer-lasting impacts of spilled oil, an acceptable trade-off may be to pr
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