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Testing the Waters: A Day at the Nation’s Largest Oil Spill Simulation Tank

When oil spills, chemical dispersants can be used to break slicks into smaller droplets for "oil-eating" microbes to digest. OR&R recently joined experts at New Jersey's Ohmsett facility to test this alternative response technique under real ocean conditions.

Workshop participants wearing hardhats gather around a large tank of water at an oil spill response and research test tank.
Last updated Wednesday, August 19, 2026 6:30am PDT