OSRR-1032-Permitting the Use of Oil Spill Simulants: Identifying Options and Building Consensus

Nuka Research continued the approach that they successfully applied to the first phase of the Oil Spill Simulants Workgroup, facilitated a national workgroup that included past participants and other key individuals or organizations. They used the workgroup membership to foster consensus and consolidate existing knowledge, developed a decision-making tool to inform simulant selection for different purposes, and presented the work to the National Response Team (NRT) to initiate a dialogue about the need for a national policy on oil simulants.