An oil dispersant is a mixture of emulsifiers and solvents that helps break oil into small droplets following an oil spill. Small droplets are easier...

immiscible liquids like water and oil. Natural suspensions like milk and latex contain substances that act as dispersants. Automotive engine oils contain...

from the spreading oil utilizing skimmer ships, floating booms, controlled burns and 1,840,000 US gal (7,000 m3) of oil dispersant. Due to the months-long...

Corexit (often styled COREXIT) is a product line of oil dispersants used during oil spill response operations. It is produced by Nalco Holding Company...

injection of dispersant directly into oil at the source". Dispersants are said to facilitate the digestion of the oil by microbes. Mixing the dispersants with...

available alternatives" and that "dispersant-oil mixtures are generally no more toxic to the aquatic test species than oil alone." August 4 – BP reports that...

use of dispersants to clean up spills, thus Exxon did not require permission to use them, and that, in fact, Exxon had not had enough dispersant on hand...

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for May 2010. May 1 Two military C-130 Hercules aircraft were employed to spray oil dispersant. May 2 Obama meets with...

[citation needed] Among its products is Corexit - an oil dispersant widely used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The company traces its origins to 1928 in...

done in low wind, and can cause air pollution. Dispersants can be used to dissipate oil slicks. A dispersant is either a non-surface active polymer or a...