THE BASICS OF OIL SPILL CLEANUP With Particular Reference to Southern Canada Mervin F. Fingas Wayne S. Duval Gail B. Stevenson IMustrated by Sharon Galenzoski Environmental Emergency Branch Environmental Protection Service Environment Canada 1979Acknowledgements ‘We wish to acknowledge the outstanding work of FF Slaney & Company Limited who produced this book under contract to the Environmental Emergency Branch of the Environmental Impact ‘Control Directorate. The following individuals ofthe firm should be ‘commended for their dedication to this project: Wayne Duval and Gail Stevenson, who wrote and edited most of the material; and Sharon Galenzoski who painstakingly prepared the illustrations and layout. West Graphika Ltd, of Vancouver performed the typesetting, and assisted with book design and photographic layout, For the French version of the text, the authors gratefully acknowledge Laurel Meredith, as well as Monique Rochon and her staff for editing and translation. The authors would also like to express their sincere gratitude to the many people who assisted in some way with this publication. Special thanks go to members of the Environmental Protection Service who reviewed drafts of the document and provided information or photographs. These individuals include: Len Oddy, Brian Mansfield, Cal Ross, Bob Beach, Ken Meikle, Barney Townshend, Nick Vanderkooy, Dave Betts, Suling Hum, Tom Carscadden, and Ken Williams. A number of other individuals and organizations also contributed photographs and information. We would particularly like to thank The Canadian Coast Guard, Austin, Des Sjoquist of Clean Seas Canada Ltd., Berinett Pollution Controls Ltd, Dave Peters of Shell Canada Lid., and Glyn Lewis of Imperial Oit Limited.