Booms are among the most effective ways to contain and concentrating floating oil prior to removal by specialized skimmers. However, there are a number of factors to consider, and limitations understood in order to run an efficient cleanup operation in the event of...
A couple of months ago, the world celebrated the fourth anniversary of the latest environmental disaster caused by an accidental oil spill. The Macondo Blowout, also called the BP Oil Spill, or Deepwater Horizon Incident, is the new jargon in the vocabulary of...
Ships, oil tankers, barges, oil and gas installations, pipelines, and commercial dumping account for the greatest number of oil spills. According to a Bloomberg report, oil enough to fill 692 Olympic-size swimming pools has been emptied into U.S. waters alone. The...
It is no secret that oil spills can be devastating when it comes to marine life. Saving the environment from the effects of an oil spill involves plenty of labor and equipment. For years, the oil containment industry has used a variety of equipment that includes...
