Project Number
1029
Program
OSRR
Progress Date
Category
Project Initiation Date
Performing Activity
Environmental Protection Agency
Principal Investigator
Drs. Robyn Conmy and Anthony Zimmer
Contracting Agency
Estimated Completion Date
Description
This project developed a method to fabricate an environmentally benign, optically active particle that can simulate oil droplets in the water column. The synthesis technique of the oil simulant uses an innovative process to allow for tuning of the molecule size. This flexibility in defining the simulant oil droplet size allows for better understanding of oil behaviors ranging from floating to sinking in the water column. This type of simulant could be used to advance the understanding among spill responders and the scientific community of how submerged oil plumes and floating slicks move in the aquatic environments without risk of harming the environment and associated ecosystems.
Latest progress update
The project is completed.
Status
Completed