clean up oil spill Articles
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Groundwater Remediation System Cleans Up Oil Spill
A customer in TX was recently in some hot water with the local municipal water department. Due to excessive rains near the coast of Texas, the water levels have been higher than usual. The company fills storage tanks with diesel at its facility. However one day the tanks were overfilled and instead of going into the ground, they diesel dispersed out via the high rain water and into the local ...
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PRP: The Proven Solution for Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Originally published in 2006 at https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2006/er_1.html Originating Technology/NASA Contribution The Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker exporting millions of gallons of oil, ran aground just after midnight on March 24, 1989 in Alaska, creating what is, to this day, the worst environmental disaster in American history. The affected area of coastal Alaska continues to feel the ...
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Detect and Clean Up Oil Spills - Case Study
700 million litres of oil enters the ocean every year through boat spills, leaks and intentional discharges. Our boats can monitor for oil spills, detect intentional dumping and aid in the clean up ...
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Scientists want to use bacteria to clean up oil spills
In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released an estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico – the largest offshore spill in US history. The spill caused widespread damage to marine species, fisheries, and ecosystems stretching from tidal marshes to the deep ocean floor. Emergency responders used multiple strategies to remove oil from the Gulf: they skimmed it from the ...
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Protecting the Arctic from oil spills
Once the far north was untouched by anyone except explorers. Now that there is more activity in the Arctic there is a need to protect it from oil spills. The Arctic region is opening up to more human activity. Climate change and advances in icebreaker technology are making the idea of a northern passage for commercial shipping a reality. More resources are being spent on studying the Arctic, ...
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New sorption technique for cleaning up oil spills proves successful in Egyptian trial
In the present work, an attempt was made to provide an efficient, easily deployable method of cleaning up oil spills and recovering of the oil. Carbonized pith bagasse, a relatively abundant and inexpensive material is currently being investigated as an adsorbent to remove contaminants “oil” from water. Fibers extracted from bagasse and carbonized at 300 °C were found to have a high performance ...
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Oil Spill Cleanup Methods: How Experts Tackle Environmental Disasters
When an oil spill occurs, it can have devastating effects on the environment and local wildlife. These spills can occur for a variety of reasons, including accidents, natural disasters, or human error. Fortunately, experts have developed a variety of effective oil spill cleanup methods that can help mitigate the damage caused by these disasters. One of the most common oil spill ...
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Oil Spill Cleanup
Oil spills are a serious environmental problem that can have devastating effects on wildlife, aquatic life, and the natural environment. They are also a significant hazard for communities and businesses that rely on clean water and pristine landscapes. Fortunately, organizations like Delta Remediation are working to prevent and clean up oil spills effectively and sustainably. With our ...
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Solutions by Thern: Portable Davit Cranes for a Cleaner Waterway
Portable davit cranes assist in the difficult handling of oil-skimmers, used to clean our waterways. The Client: DESMI manufacture, sell and service pumping solutions and clean up systems worldwide. Founded in Denmark in 1834, DESMI is one of Denmark’s oldest companies and their pumping solutions are sold worldwide within marine & offshore, industry, defense & fuel, and utility ...
By Thern Inc
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Marshall, Mi Site 2 - Case Study
Location: Marshall, MI Cofferdam Sizes: Ten 4′ high x 150′ long at multiple sites Water Depth: 2-3′ Installation Time: Various Project Description: Clean up an oil spill caused by a pipeline rupture in a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. In recent years, oil spills and improper wastewater discharges have become a huge environmental concern. ...
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Marshall, MI Site 1 - Case Study
Location: Marshall, MI Cofferdam Sizes: Ten 4′ high x 150′ long at multiple sites Water Depth: 2-3′ Installation Time: Various Project Description: Clean up an oil spill caused by a pipeline rupture in a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. In recent years, oil spills and improper wastewater discharges have become a huge environmental concern. ...
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Oil Spill Clean-up by Homeowner in Ohio
This is a call similar to 911 call for fumes as the home owner who returned from his vacation on 4th July could not live because of strong fumes emanating from the house that was locked. He moved his family with his parents so that the infants are not affected by the fumes. Next he called us for shipment of VaporRemed by next day air and he received the shipment on 6th July and he began his ...
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Inland oil spill clean up case study
Introduction The essential strategy for inland spill clean up techniques should be containment, recovery and temporary storage. Secondary needs will include transportation and possible disposal - or recycling. It is important to discover the source of the spill which might not be straight forward. A steady slow seepage from a leaking disused oil storage tank may be very difficult to trace. ...
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Unique sponge system contains water contaminants in storm drains
Untitled Document SmartSponge technology captures oil and hydrocarbons from stormwater runoff, preventing its discharge into receiving waters. Water quality is being bolstered in dozens of locations around the United States through the use of a rather simple system. The concept is simple – a polymer “sponge” that removes contaminants from water before it winds up passing ...
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Offshore oil spill clean up case study
In the event of a major incident occurring offshore, for example a tanker casualty running aground or breaking up for any reason, it is of paramount importance to deploy emergency response to protect and save human life. Once this has been done an assessment of the casualty should be made on whether it is possible to salvage the vessel and its contents and to assess the type and amount of oil ...
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Open water spill at Kemess Mine in Canada
We received a request for SpillRemed (Industrial) from Kemess Mine located in the rocky mountains in Canada. The mine was so inaccessible that it took almost 10 days for the shipment to reach the customer. The company had a diesel spill in the containment berm and as per the standard protocol absorbent booms were placed to recover the spill, but unfortunately the boom absorbed water and sank at ...
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The Three Basic Parameters for How to Address Oil / Hydrocarbon Based Material Spills
The most basic quesAon to ask in regards to oil spills is, why do you clean them up? Very few people get the reason why you clean up an oil spill. The reason you clean up an oil spill is to reduce the toxicity of the oil to the environment so that living organisms can survive/ live. If single celled organisms can live in the environment, then generally humans will not be adversely ...
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Next FOG STOP - A Green Solution to Fight FOG Naturally
It caused a sensation at the Museum of London when it went on display in February. A sliver of the titanic Whitechapel fatberg, longer than three Boeing 747s, this 143-ton behemoth living underground is proof of what’s happening underfoot, everywhere — FOG a collection of fat, oil, and grease clogging our sewer systems, wreaking havoc and costing millions — but there’s a ...
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Tri Parish Times OSE II oil spill clean up
OSE II can prevent illness suffered from the use of dispersants. OSE II has been demonstrated over 11 times on the BP spill and successfully tested by BY for their Deep Water Horizon Spill. OSE II has proven to remediate not only the oil by the toxic dispersants BP used on the spill to sink the oil. OSE II has proven in front of news camera's to be capable of removing BP spilled oil from sandy ...
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Nanobite remediates boyne river oil spill - Case study
On the 6 September 2007, an oil spill from a fuel dump leaks into the beautiful Boyne River, County Louth, Ireland. Local wild fowl and their nesting areas are endangered, as is the local water supply. The coastguards deploy conventional booms to contain the spill but decide against the use of conventional chemical detergents because of the obvious damage to flora and fauna. Drogheda Borough ...
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