... include the type and amount of oil, the degree of weathering of the oil, both before it reaches the shoreline and while on the shoreline, the temperature, the state of the tide when the oil washes ... shorelines. All of them arecostly and take a long time to carry out. The selection of the appropriate cleanuptechnique is based on the type of substrate, the depth of oil in the sediments, the amount ... onshore, the type of beachsubstrate, i.e., its material composition, the type and sensitivity of biota on the beach,and the steepness of the shore.Other important factors are the existence of a...