A 2006 Council report outlines the non-mechanical response to the T/V Exxon Valdez grounding and subsequent oil spill. It includes a description of the contingency plan structure, a description of the Oil Dispersants Guidelines for Alaska, the decision-making processes between the federal and state agencies, and a detailed description of all the dispersant applications performed during the spill.
Report On The Non-Mechanical Response For The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The Council contracted with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Auke Bay Laboratory to test the effectiveness of dispersant Corexit 9527 and Corexit 9500 in dispersing various states of weathered Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil using a combination of realistic subarctic salinities and temperatures. At temperatures and salinities most common in the marine waters of Alaska, the dispersants were less than 10 percent effective at dispersing fresh or weathered ANS crude in these laboratory tests.
The Effectiveness of Corexit 9527 and 9500 in Dispersing Fresh, Weathered, and Emulsion of Alaska North Slope Crude Under Subarctic Conditions. Adam Moles, Larry Holland, and Jeffrey Short. April 2001. Published in Spill Science and Technology. December 2001. Volume 7, Issues 5-6, pp. 241-247.