| IMO Use of Sorbents for Spill Response - An Operational Guide 2016 I686E
This guide aims to provide practical guidance to operators that may consider the use of sorbents as part of response operations to accidental oil or chemical pollution. Subjects covered in the guide include sorbent types, specifications, particularities, regulations, deployment techniques, waste disposal and precautions of use.
As a practical guide, it also provides a number of examples of use of sorbents and case studies in some well-know spills, including the Maltese tanker Erika in 1999, and the tanker Prestige in 2002. | 
