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I have seen pictures of drum skimmers being used in the Gulf of Mexico. Also, belt skimmers apparently are being used. The idea is the same. To get the oil off the surface of the water, the oil must come into contact with an absorbant material, then the oil must be squeezed out. BP is employing as many as 400 vessels of opportunity to do the skimming. Many are fisherman who can use the money.
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Why don't they skim the spilled oil off the ocean waters in the Gulf?
Oil is being skimmed off the ocean waters. The primary reason for not having more wide-spread skimming is the cost of ships. For example, tankers would be able to skim oil off the surface of the water, but the cost of using such tankers is quite expensive, and BP does not seem willing to pay this cost.
What would you use to separate oil and water?
You could let the oil float to the top and skim it off.
How far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico is the BP oil spill?
3 miles below the surface
How did the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affect dolphins?
how would the oil spill in gulf Mexico affect the dolphins.
What can be done with the oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico?
A variety of things can be done. Controlled burns of the oil can burn away much oil. Sometimes ships skim the water. A method used by BP in a 2010 oil spill included using chemicals to neutralize it.
How are things going at the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
Terrible. Hurricane season is coming, and while a big ship was sent in to try and skim the oil off the surface of the water, massive amounts are still coming out of the hole in the ground and there is a giant underwater oil slick that the surface ships can't get to. This will Probably go down in history as the Worst Human caused Environmental disaster in History (along with Chernobyl's nuclear plant accident).
What kind of crude oil is spewing from the gulf?
i would think crude oil is the answer to this question.
Why not light the oil in the gulf on fire?
Lighting the oil in the gulf on fire would cause numerous other environmental problems, and would hamper the closing of the well. Further, burning the oil will not entirely get rid of all the components of oil, and would leave toxic byproducts in the water.
In the case of the gulf oil spill would not the oil be heavier?
Crude Oil is less dense than water.
How far in miles has the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico spread?
The resulting oil slick covers a surface area of at least 2,500 square miles.
When was Gulf Oil created?
Gulf Oil was created in 1901.
When did the oil spill in the gulf happen?
This may refer to:Any of the Gulf of Mexico Oil spillsThe Gulf War oil spill.Any of the Persian Gulf oil spills.See related questions.
