抄録
Pursuant to the relevant provisions and regulations of Marine Pollution Prevention Law, revised in 1973, the specified ships and coastal institutions for holding oil, had been obliged to stockpile the definite amount of competent boom, oil dispersant and sorbent.
Since then such articles have been called “The legal oil spill treating materials” and gelling agent was included to them by the revision of Transportation Ministry Ordinance in 1983. Soon after the Mizushima Accident, these materials were often examined or investigated on their properties and performances. The interest in them, however, has been gradually decreased during these 10 years.
This paper describes the past circumstance and the present situation of materials for treating oil spill and introduces other agents which are desirable to be legally approved.
