The oil spilled from TC Energy Corp's ruptured Keystone pipeline was diluted bitumen, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday, adding complications to the cleanup.
ruptured Keystone pipeline was diluted bitumen, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday, adding complications to the cleanup.
Bitumen from Canada's oil sands is a dense, thick form of oil that shippers dilute with lighter oils so it can move through pipelines. The resulting product is called dilbit for short. “For this reason, spills of diluted bitumen pose particular challenges when they reach water bodies,” the report said.
More than 400 people are involved in the cleanup including personnel from EPA, U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, state and local agencies, TC Energy and TC Energy contractors, the agency said.The EPA said four dead mammals have been recovered, and 71 fish.
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