Designation:F1231−14StandardGuideforEcologicalConsiderationsfortheUseofOilSpillDispersantsinFreshwaterandOtherInlandEnvironments,RiversandCreeks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1231;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheuseofoilspilldispersantstoassistinthecontrolofoilspills.Thisguideiswrittenwiththegoalofminimizingtheenvironmentalimpactsofoilspills;thisgoalisthebasisonwhichtherecommendationsaremade.Aestheticandsocioeconomicfactorsarenotconsidered,althoughtheseandotherfactorsareoftenimportantinspillresponse.1.2Spillrespondershaveavailableseveralmeanstocontrolorcleanupspilledoil.Inthisguide,theuseofdispersantsisgivenequalconsiderationwithotherspillcountermeasures.Itisnotconsideredas“lastresort”afterallothermethodshavefailed.1.3Thisisageneralguideonly.Oil,asusedinthisguide,includescrudeoilsandrefinedpetroleumproducts.Differencesbetweenindividualdispersantsorbetweendifferentoilprod-uctsarenotconsidered.1.4Thisguideisorganizedbyhabitattype,forexample,smallpondsandlakes,riversandstreams,andland.Itconsiderstheuseofdispersantsprimarilytoprotecthabitatsfromimpact(ortominimizeimpacts).1.5Thisguideappliesonlytofreshwaterandotherinlandenvironments.Itdoesnotconsiderthedirectapplicationofdispersantstosubsurfacewaters.1.6Inmakingdispersantusedecisions,appropriategovern-mentauthoritiesshouldbeconsultedasrequiredbylaw.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2532GuideforDeterminingNetEnvironmentalBenefitofDispersantUse3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thisguideismeanttoaidlocalandregionalrespons...
