dispersant
10
6.9
- noun
- /dɪsˈpɜrsənt/
- Specialized
:
dispersante
- During the cleanup, they used dispersant to help spread the pollutants and reduce their impact on marine life.
- chemical dispersants
- gallons of dispersants
- oil and dispersants
Examples
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There were reports that BP bought one-third of the world supply of dispersants at the time.
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According to Trudel, dispersants work best on fresh oil in choppy seas that mix the chemicals into the water.
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The other issue with using a different dispersant at the time was the volume required.
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As for the toxic dispersant in use, it calls into question the competence of the companies involved.
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Both dispersant use and in-situ burning have ecological consequences.
Academic text (2012) -
Chemical dispersants make up the third leg of Shell's spill response plans.
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Not when important outstanding questions remain around the impacts of the chemical dispersants.
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Nor do we know whether the dispersants themselves accumulate in the tissue of fish.
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Meanwhile, Ken Trudel, a senior environmental scientist with S.L. Ross, says investigators don't have much information about how dispersants might work under real-world Arctic conditions.
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The workers sprayed a chemical dispersant into the water to break up the oil spill more effectively.
How Effective
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10
6.9
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8.5
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6.8
70
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dispersant comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and sperse 'scatter'. That's why a dispersant is a substance added to break oil into small drops and help it spread and mix with water, making cleanup easier.