Papers presented at the tenth meeting held in Edmonton, June 10-12, 1986. Organized under six sessions: properties, behaviour and modelling; biological fate and effects; countermeasures; spill tracking and remote sensing; dispersants; activity reports and recent spill experiences.

Contains papers presented at ninth Arctic Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar held in Edmonton, June 10-12, 1986. Seven sections: properties, behaviour and modelling; biological effects; countermeasures; activity reports/experimental spills/recent spills; detection/tracking/remote sensing; dispersants; and the Freshwater Oil Spill Research Program.

Proceedings of the seminar, covering the behaviour and fate of oil; assessment; activity reports from Washington State, Germany, Alaska, British Columbia and Michigan; remote sensing; countermeasures; in situ burning; bioremediation; biological effects; and shoreline cleanup.