Statutory guidance

Approved oil spill treatment products

List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for

Documents

Details

This is quick reference list. Product manufacturer details are available in the Marine Pollution Contingency Plan.

Further information

How to clean an oil spill at sea

How to use oil spill treatment products and equipment

Report and respond to a marine pollution incident

Marine Pollution Contingency Plan

Get an oil spill treatment product approved

Contact information

Marine Conservation Team

Telephone: 0300 123 1032

[email protected]

Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2014
Last updated 26 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Approved oil spill treatment products - updated

  2. Superdispersant-25 - update

  3. Update - Oil Spill Eater II

  4. Approved oil spill treatment products - update

  5. Radiagreen OSD expiry changed to 03/02/2030.

  6. Product Slickgone EW now expires 25/03/2029.

  7. Chimec Chimsperse 6000 - update

  8. Corexit EC9500A Type: D 鈥� 2/3 expiry date updated to 08/11/2028

  9. Update 03/11/23

  10. Product list updated

  11. Updated expiry date

  12. Finasol update

  13. Cleancare OSD Enviro added to list of approved products.

  14. OSD amendment

  15. Updated removed De Solve It 1000

  16. Update to Corexit TMEC9500B

  17. The product OSD ECO HD has passed Cefas testing and is now placed on the MMO鈥檚 approved dispersants list

  18. Page updated to reflect Approved Oil Spill Products updates

  19. Corexit EC9500A added

  20. Caflon OSD removed

  21. Corexit EC9500A removed

  22. Chimec Chimsperse 6000 added

  23. OSR removed

  24. Seacare Ecosperse 52 removed

  25. Slick gone updated

  26. Finasol 51 OSR date extended

  27. Seacare Ecosperse removed

  28. Eflochem added

  29. Disperep 12 added

  30. Agma OSD 569 removed

  31. Dates changed

  32. Nature Sorb and CI agent removed

  33. De Solv It 1000 expiry date amended to 28/10/2020

  34. Corexit EC9500B added and OD expiry date extended

  35. Finasol OSR 52 expiry date updated

  36. Telephone number changed

  37. Super-dispersant 25 expiry date amended to 17/03/2020

  38. Radiagreen OSD product added to list

  39. Oil Spill Eater II approved oil spill treatment product details added

  40. First published.

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