ASTM F2464-12
(Guide)Standard Guide for Cleaning of Various Oiled Shorelines and Habitats
Standard Guide for Cleaning of Various Oiled Shorelines and Habitats
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 One of the key considerations in making sound cleanup decisions for oiled shorelines is the relative sensitivity of the impacted area. Some areas are very sensitive and certain cleaning methods could cause more harm than benefit. In such cases, natural recovery will be the preferred approach. In other cases, depending on the type of oil, the amount of oil present may be so extensive that recovery will be significantly delayed or not occur at all unless active intervention is carried out.
3.2 This guide presents summary information taken from publications listed in Section 2 on the relative physical and biological sensitivities of shorelines for coastal and inland habitats. Use this guide together with the referenced publications and ASTM guides to make informed decisions prior to undertaking cleaning operations. Consult appropriate government agencies according to law.
3.3 The relative sensitivities of shorelines and resources relate to a number of factors:
3.3.1 Shoreline type (substrate, grain size, tidal elevation, etc.),
3.3.2 Biological productivity, diversity and vulnerability,
3.3.3 Exposure to wave and tidal energy, and
3.3.4 Ability to conduct cleanup without further damage.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides information on shoreline types and sensitive habitats that can be used as guidance for selecting appropriate cleaning techniques following an oil spill. This guide does not address protected archaeological, historical, or cultural sites.
1.2 This guide’s emphasis is on typical physical and biological attributes of coastal and inland habitats that could be at risk from oil spills. It reviews and encompasses the entire spectrum of shoreline types representing a wide range of sensitivities. It is largely based on NOAA’s and API’s publications listed in Section 2.
1.3 This guide provides only very broad guidance on cleaning strategies for the various habitats. For more in-depth guidance, the reader is referred to Section 2, Referenced Documents.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F2464 − 12
Standard Guide for
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Cleaning of Various Oiled Shorelines and Habitats
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2464; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 Other Publications:
API Publication 4706 Environmental Considerations for
1.1 This guide provides information on shoreline types and
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Marine Oil Spill Response, 2001
sensitive habitats that can be used as guidance for selecting
API and NOAA 4558 Options for Minimizing Environmen-
appropriate cleaning techniques following an oil spill. This 3
tal Impacts of Freshwater Spill Response, 1995
guide does not address protected archaeological, historical, or
NOAA Characteristic Coastal Habitats, Choosing Spill Re-
cultural sites. 4
sponse Alternatives, June 2010
1.2 This guide’s emphasis is on typical physical and bio-
3. Significance and Use
logical attributes of coastal and inland habitats that could be at
3.1 One of the key considerations in making sound cleanup
risk from oil spills. It reviews and encompasses the entire
decisions for oiled shorelines is the relative sensitivity of the
spectrum of shoreline types representing a wide range of
impacted area. Some areas are very sensitive and certain
sensitivities. It is largely based on NOAA’s and API’s publi-
cleaning methods could cause more harm than benefit. In such
cations listed in Section 2.
cases, natural recovery will be the preferred approach. In other
1.3 This guide provides only very broad guidance on
cases, depending on the type of oil, the amount of oil present
cleaning strategies for the various habitats. For more in-depth
may be so extensive that recovery will be significantly delayed
guidance, the reader is referred to Section 2, Referenced
or not occur at all unless active intervention is carried out.
Documents.
3.2 This guide presents summary information taken from
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as publications listed in Section 2 on the relative physical and
biological sensitivities of shorelines for coastal and inland
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
habitats. Use this guide together with the referenced publica-
standard.
tions and ASTM guides to make informed decisions prior to
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
undertaking cleaning operations. Consult appropriate govern-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ment agencies according to law.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.3 The relative sensitivities of shorelines and resources
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
relate to a number of factors:
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.3.1 Shoreline type (substrate, grain size, tidal elevation,
etc.),
2. Referenced Documents
3.3.2 Biological productivity, diversity and vulnerability,
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.3.3 Exposure to wave and tidal energy, and
F2205 Guide for Ecological Considerations for the Use of
3.3.4 Ability to conduct cleanup without further damage.
Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response: Tropical
4. Description and Relative Sensitivity of Shorelines
Environments
4.1 This section summarizes the types of shorelines and
habitats that may be impacted by an oil spill. The Environ-
1 mental Sensitivity Index (ESI) is frequently used to character-
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous
Substances and Oil Spill Response and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
ize relative sensitivity of shorelines to oil spills.Areas exposed
F20.17 on Shoreline Countermeasures.
to high levels of physical energy and containing low biological
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2012. Published September 2012. Originally
approved in 2005. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as F2464 – 05. DOI:
10.1520/F2464-12.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Available from the American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L. Street, NW,
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Washington, DC 20005–1070, http://www.api.org
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Designation: F2464 − 05 F2464 − 12
Standard Guide for
1
Cleaning of Various Oiled Shorelines and Habitats
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2464; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide provides information on shoreline types and sensitive habitats that can be used as guidance for selecting
appropriate cleaning techniques following an oil spill. This guide does not address protected archaeological, historical, or cultural
sites.
1.2 This guide provides information on shoreline types and sensitive habitats that can be used as guidance for selecting
appropriate cleaning techniques following an oil spill. The guide’s emphasis is on typical physical and biological attributes of
coastal and inland habitats that could be at risk from marine oil spills. It reviews and encompasses the entire spectrum of shoreline
types representing a wide range of sensitivities. It is largely based on NOAA’sNOAA’s Characteristic Coastal Habitats,and the API
4706 PublicationAPI’s publications listed in Section 2Environmental Considerations for Marine Oil Spill Response.
1.3 This guide provides only very broad guidance on cleaning strategies for the various habitats. For more in-depth guidance,
the reader is referred to Section 2, Referenced Documents.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1686 Guide for Surveys to Document and Assess Oiling Conditions on Shorelines
F1687 Guide for Terminology and Indices to Describe Oiling Conditions on Shorelines
F2204 Guide for Describing Shoreline Response Techniques
F2205 Guide for Ecological Considerations for the Use of Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response: Tropical Environments
2.2 American Petroleum Institute (API) Publication:Other Publications:
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API Publication 4706 Environmental Considerations for Marine Oil Spill Response, API 2001Publication 4706, 2001, 319 pp.
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API and NOAA 4558 Options for Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Freshwater Spill Response, 1995
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NOAA Characteristic Coastal Habitats, Choosing Spill Response Alternatives, June 2010
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2.3 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Publication:
Characteristic Coastal Habitats, Choosing Spill Response Alternatives, 2000, Office of Response and Restoration. 88 pp.
3. Significance and Use
3.1 One of the key considerations in making sound clean-upcleanup decisions for oiled shorelines and marine resources is the
relative sensitivity of the impacted area. Some areas may be so sensitive that are very sensitive and certain cleaning methods could
cause more harm than benefit. In such cases, natural recovery will be the preferred approach. In other cases, depending on the type
of oil, the amount of oil present may be so extensive that recovery will be significantly delayed or not occur at all unless active
intervention is carried out.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F20.17
on Shoreline Countermeasures.
Current edition approved March 1, 2005Sept. 1, 2012. Published April 2005September 2012. Originally approved in 2005. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as
F2464 – 05. DOI: 10.1520/F2464-05.10.1520/F2464-12.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from the American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005–4070, www.api.org20005–1070, http://www.api.org
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Available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, Washington, 98115, http://
response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids/reports.html. 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Room 6217, Washington, DC 20230.
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