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Case Study
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A heavy furnace oil tank accidentally opened draining approximately 18,000 liters / 4,000 US gallons into a local river.
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1. Leaking H.F.O. Tank |
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2. Oil laden river |
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3. Placing 125mm Spill-Sorb boom
to form containment pond upstream of the spill.4. |
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4. H.F.O. dislodged by hydraulic
flush and held by Spill-Sorb booms in the containment ponds. |
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5. Changing the 300mm Spill-Sorb boom positioned at the throat of the exit box canal. |
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6. Spill-Sorb 300 mm x 4.5m booms fixed insitu. |
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7. Spill-Sorb 300 mm x 4.5m booms being positioned within the box canal. Note the oil mark on the wall. |
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8. Spill-Sorb booms have absorbed H.F.O. allowing clean water to pass. |
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