> Methods of Cleanup
What are the different methods of cleaning up an oil spill?
Spilled oil can be removed from the water in a variety of ways. It can be skimmed off the surface (like a vacuum) with "skimmers", burned, absorbed with "sorbent" pads, dispersed with chemicals, corralled with "booms", and filtered through pumps such as an "oil/water separator" to remove the water that has mixed with the oil. The most common cleanup methods are:
1.Containment and recovery
2.Absorption (sorbents)
3.Dispersion
4.Burning
5.Bioremediation
6.Hot and Cold pressure washing
7.Wave action and Photo-oxidation
Spilled oil can be removed from the water in a variety of ways. It can be skimmed off the surface (like a vacuum) with "skimmers", burned, absorbed with "sorbent" pads, dispersed with chemicals, corralled with "booms", and filtered through pumps such as an "oil/water separator" to remove the water that has mixed with the oil. The most common cleanup methods are:
1.Containment and recovery
2.Absorption (sorbents)
3.Dispersion
4.Burning
5.Bioremediation
6.Hot and Cold pressure washing
7.Wave action and Photo-oxidation
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