BfR-Wissenschaft 
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Content 
1 Einleitung / Introductory Remarks 5 
Matthias Grote 
2 Status of discussion by environmental experts in Germany 7 
Almut Nagel 
3 Current position of German spill managers regarding dispersant 
use 9 
Jens Rauterberg 
4 What are dispersants? 13 
Stéphane Le Floch 
5 Oil and dispersants - marine sensitivity aspects 23 
K.H. Carlo van Bernem 
6 Regions where the application of dispersants can be expected to 
be beneficial - an assessment based on drift modelling 31 
Ulrich Callies, Fabian Schwichtenberg 
7 Health effects of mineral oil, dispersants and oil-dispersant- 
mixtures 37 
Carolin Gräbsch 
8 Meta-analysis on experiences from Deepwater Horizon 47 
Dierk-Steffen Wahrendorf 
9 Decision making process 53 
Ivan Calvez 
10 Dispersants: Operational experience and sea trials in the UK 61 
Kevin Colcomb 
11 Operational experience worldwide 69 
Alex Hunt 
12 Chemical dispersion as an oil pollution response solution - 
French Approach 81 
Gilbert Le Lann 
13 Marine Management Organisation (MMO) - Dispersant use in UK 
waters Product Approval Process and Pollution Response 87 
Bernard Christie 
14 Current and intended status for contracting of product stocks and 
technical equipment in Europe 91 
Walter Nordhausen 
List of Authors 
95