Waste sampling
Recommendations on oil spill waste sampling and analysis capabilities
Recommendations for oil spill waste sampling and analysis
Laboratory analyses of oil samples may be required for various objectives:
- to identify “responsible party” for judicial purpose;
- to compare the spilled oil with a potential source of pollution;
- to characterize the oil spilled in case of unknown source of spilled oil;
- to characterize oily waste mixtures collected during response to choose treatment options.
Refer to “Manual on Oil Pollution – Section VI, IMO. Guidelines for sampling and identification of oil spills”, 1998 Edition 1578 E, giving detailed and illustrated Instructions and recommendations on sampling methodology (equipment, safety, sampling procedures for different types of oily mixtures, samples identification, etc.).
In a judicial procedure, there are very strict rules to ensure that sampling can be used as evidence. In the case of waste management, when sampling for fingerprinting, these general procedures and guidelines are useful for sampling any type of oily material.
List of private and / or public laboratories for OSW sampling ans analysis
List of private laboratories
| Full name of the institution | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Department or position | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Address (number, street, city) | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Telephone | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Fax | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
To be specificaly defined for each Country. | |
| Analysis capabilities | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Recognized by national competent authorities? | Yes |
List of public laboratories
| Full name of the institution | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Department or position | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Address (number, street, city) | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Telephone | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Fax | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
To be specificaly defined for each Country. | |
| Analysis capabilities | To be specificaly defined for each Country. |
| Recognized by national competent authorities ? | Yes |