Designation:F1872−17StandardGuideforUseofChemicalShorelineCleaningAgents:EnvironmentalandOperationalConsiderations1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1872;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheuseofchemicalcleaningagentsonoiledshorelines.Thisguideisnotapplicabletootherchemicalagentsnortotheuseofsuchproductsinopenwaters.1.2Thepurposeofthisguideistoprovideinformationthatwillenablespillresponderstodecidewhethertousechemicalshorelinecleaningagentsaspartoftheoilspillcleanupresponse.1.3Thisisageneralguideonly.Itisassumedthatcondi-tionsatthespillsitehavebeenassessedandthattheseconditionsaresuitablefortheuseofcleaningagents.Itisassumedthatpermissionhasbeenobtainedtousethechemicalagents.Variationsinthebehaviorofdifferenttypesofoilarenotdealtwithinthisguideandmaychangesomeoftheparametersnotedherein.1.4Thisguidecoverstwodifferenttypesofshorelinecleaners:thosethatdisperseoilintothewaterandthosethatdisperselittleoilintothewaterunderlowenergylevels.Theselectioncriteriaforthesetwotypescandifferwidely.Thisguidedoesnotcoverdispersants.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1686GuideforSurveystoDocumentandAs...
