During the first week of January 2015, OR&R held a series of meetings at NOAA's Sand Point Seattle campus on the state of the science for dispersant use in Arctic waters.

Over 75 scientists from agencies, academia, and industry participated. The week-long workshop, facilitated by the University of New Hampshire, included:

• Dispersant efficacy and effectiveness
  
• Physical transport and chemical behavior
  
• Degradation and fates
  
• Toxicity and sub-lethal impacts
  
• Public health and food security

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