Chemical engineer Hena Farooqi, left, and physical scientist Behnam Namsechi the process of the testing in the spill tank at CanmetENERGY in Devon, Alberta on Thursday, December 15, 2016. They are part of a team are studying the complex factors, including temperature, type of petroleum product, salinity, and amount of agitation, that affect outcome after a spill into water. Amber Bracken