A STUDY OF FATE AND

BEHAVIOR OF DILUTED

BITUMEN OILS ON

MARINE WATERS

Dilbit Experiments

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Gainford, Alberta

Witt O’Brien’s,

Polaris Applied Sciences, and

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Abstract

This document is a final report for a series of physical and chemical tests that were conducted on

the fate and behavior of diluted bitumen oils at a test facility in Gainford, Alberta. Additionally, as

part of this study, a series of tests were conducted to determine the efficiency of various types of

oil spill response equipment under similar conditions.