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R & D Programme - Phase 2 Please refer to the section below for information on each R & D task. Executive summaries of the results are now available. The Phase 2 study reports will shortly available in full on a CD-Rom, together with all the other reports from the initiative. Please contact info@oilandgasuk.co.uk or telephone +44 (0) 20 7802 2400 to request a copy. Click here for the UKOOA Drill Cuttings Initiative Final Report. Click here for the Scientific Review Group Final Report. Study Items: Scope, Deliverables and Results Reference Title Task 1 Characterisation of representative cuttings piles Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 2a Toxicokinetics of water based mud (WBM) drill cuttings contaminants in marine sediment Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 2b Assessment of the actual present environmental impacts of representative oil based mud (OBM) and water based mud (WBM) cuttings piles Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 2c Water column and food chain impacts Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 3 Initiate comparative time series data on factors determining future pile volume from representative oil based mud (OBM) and water based mud (WBM) cuttings piles Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 4 Adaptation and evaluation of mathematical model Detailed Description Contractor Details Work in Task 4 is dependent on the output of Task 3. The results will therefore be published at a later date. Task 5a In-situ solutions: enhanced bio-remediation Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 5b In-situ solutions: covering Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 6 Pilot lifting operation Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 7 Evaluation of options for the handling of the lifted materials - offshore, transport to shore and onshore processing Detailed Description Contractor Details Executive summary Task 8 Comparative assessment: towards BEP/BAT options Detailed Description Contractor Details