Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats

Contents

A WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VEGETABLE OILS AND ANIMAL FATS

B FIRST LINE EMERGENCY DATA

B1 - First aid information
B2 - ID card
B3 - Chemical composition
B4 - Physicochemical data
B5 - Flammability data
B6 - Transportation, handling, storage
B7 - Identification – Analysis technique
B8 - Toxicological data
B9 - Ecotoxicological data
B10 - Behaviour in the aquatic environment
B11 - Persistence in the aquatic environment
B12 - Environmental impacts following a spill
B13 - Potential impacts on economic resources

C RESULTS OF SPILL SCENARIOS

C1 - Reminder of chemical properties
C2 - Spill scenarios
C2.1 - Scenario 1: Spills under winter/rough sea conditions
C2.2 - Scenario 2: Spills under summer/calm sea conditions

D SPILL RESPONSE

D1 - Examples of spills
D1.1 - Lindenbank – 1973 – 10,000 tonnes of palm and coconut oils
D1.2 - Kimya – 1991 – 1,500 tonnes of sunflower oil
D1.3 - Allegra – 1997 – 900 tonnes of palm kernel oil
D1.4 - Small-scale deposits of palm oil along the Atlantic coast, October 2019
D2 - Response recommendations
D3 - Response techniques
D3.1 - Aerial observation
D3.2 - Monitoring slick drift
D3.3 - Containment and recovery techniques for VO and AF
D3.4 - Trawling a spill of VO or AF
D3.5 - Recovery on the shoreline and disposal
D4 - Choosing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
D5 - Materials resistance table 

E FURTHER INFORMATION

E1 - Glossary
E2 - Acronyms
E3 - Useful websites
E4 - Bibliography
E5 - Appendices