OIL SPILL RESPONSE EQUIPMENT
Dec 14, 2015
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
EQUIPMENT
Oil Spill ResponseWhy do we care about oil spill response
equipment?How does this equipment affect us?
Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS)
Methods for cleaning up oil spillsMechanicalBurningChemicalShoreline clean-upBiological
Mechanical ContainmentBooms and Skimmers
BoomsWhen are they used?How do they work?Where do they have problems?
SkimmersWhat types are there?How do they work?What problems are associated with
skimmers?
Burning
Chemical MethodsDispersantsHerdersSolidifiers
Dispersants
Solidifiers
Other MethodsShoreline CleanupBioremediation
Shoreline Cleanup
Top: http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/smithrd/PR/Exxon.htmRight: © Ron Cogswell
BioremediationUse of bacteria to eat oilHas to be used in moderation
Bacteria used to help clean-up the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico (Image: Courtesy of Heimholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI))