Designation:F1687−09StandardGuideforTerminologyandIndicestoDescribeOilingConditionsonShorelines1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1687;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversthestandardizedterminologyandtypesofobservationaldataandindicesappropriatetodescribethequantity,nature,anddistributionofoilandphysicaloilingconditionsonshorelinesthathavebeencontaminatedbyanoilspill.1.2Thisguidedoesnotaddressthemechanismsandfieldproceduresbywhichthenecessarydataaregathered;nordoesitaddressterminologyusedtodescribetheculturalresourceorecologicalcharacterofoiledshorelines,spillmonitoring,orcleanuptechniques.1.3Thisguideappliestomarineshorelines(includingestuaries)andmayalsobeusedinfreshwaterenvironments(riversandlakes).1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1686GuideforSurveystoDocumentandAssessOilingConditionsonShorelines3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1asphaltpavement—anaturallyformedcohesivemix-tureofweatheredoilandsediments.Sedimentsinthemixtureareusuallyinthesand/granule/pebblesizerange.Inappearance,naturalasphaltpavementmayresemblethemix-tureartificiallycreatedtosurfaceroads.3.1.2shorezones—theland-waterinterfaceistypicallysubdividedintoacross-shorezonesasfollows:TidalEnvironmentsLowerIntertidalZone—thelowerapproximateone-thirdoftheintertidalzoneMidIntertidalZone—themiddleapproximateone-thirdoftheintertidalzoneUpperIntertidalZone—theupperapproximateone-thirdoftheintertidalzone...
