Daily Mail14d
How are oil spills contained? Scientists reveal how floating barriers, chemicals, and even giant SPONGES can be used - after a tanker bursts into flames off the Yorkshire coast
These have several different designs including suction pumps, conveyor belts of sponges of absorbant sponges, and 'weir' skimmers which sit just below the waterline and drain the oil off the surface ...
Scientists reveal how oil spills are contained as tanker collision
After the BP Deep Horizon oil spill, hundreds of skimmers were used to scoop up oil from the water's surface. However, these ...
Daily Mail14d
The mission to clean up 142,000 barrels of jet fuel: Step-by-step graphic reveals how rescue teams could tackle the leak after US oil tanker is struck off the coast of Yorkshire
After the BP Deep Horizon oil spill, hundreds of skimmers were used to scoop up oil from the water's surface. However, these proved much less effective than expected and only recovered about three ...
BBC15d
What we've learned about cleaning up major oil spills since Deepwater Horizon
In fact, a 2020 review of 30 large offshore oil spills found only 2-6% of oil was recovered using mechanical methods like skimmers. Short says that mechanical recovery has improved in recent ...
AZoNano12d
The Role of Nanosponges in Oil Spill Cleanup
Transforming oil spill response, nanosponges provide an efficient, eco-friendly solution for oil absorption, outperforming ...
Jet fuel spills into the North Sea: Who deals with pollution, and how is it cleaned up?
On Monday , a tanker carrying jet fuel collided with a cargo ship off the coast of East Yorkshire, sparking environmental concerns for the North Sea. | ITV National News ...
The Independent14d
Key questions answered on how the UK responds to oil spills
How will the jet oil spill affect the marine environment ... Teams can also use mechanical devices called skimmers, which are designed to float on the surface and pump contained oil into waste ...