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How do skimmers help in recovery of oil?
Skimmers are devices used to remove oil from the surface of water. They work by either utilizing absorbent materials to soak up the oil or by using mechanical means to physically separate the oil from the water. Skimmers can be deployed in oil spill cleanup operations to recover oil and minimize its impact on the environment.
What materials clean oil spills?
You can use a lot of things to clean up oil spills but the best thing to clean up an oil spill is to use a sponge.
How do people clean up an oil spill?
we can help clean the oil spill by volunteering to help clean the animals who have oil on them.
Can the oil spill be sucked up from ocean surface?
Skimmers have limitations. It is very hard to skim off oil if oil is continuing to flow from the well. However, the skimmers are being employed at the most critical areas of the spill where they can be most effective, in hopes of reducing environmental damage. See related links.
How many bags did they use to clean the oil spill?
they used millions
What process is used to clean up an oil spill?
doing your mom
Can the oil spill be stopped?
Yes,it can be stopped.They will have to cap the spill, clean the oil from the water, and clean all the effected animals.
What can you do about an oil spill?
clean it up :)
What can you do about oil spill?
clean it up :)
How do they remove oil from a oil spill?
Controlled burns and skimmers are used. Dispersants allow the oil spill to break up, but does not remove the oil. The oil that has entered the marshes of Louisiana is very difficult to clean up, because the water is very shallow. In general (not specific to the gulf coast spill), oil spill cleanup on shorelines can use biological agents, which use bacteria to break down the oil. Also, spills when it reaches a beach may be blobs of heavy oil-water emulsions and due to weathering that can be rolled up which can be put in plastic bags. Similarly, they can be tar balls picked up with shovels. see related links.
What are facts about oil spill?
The oil spill kills millions of species of fish and birds and poisons their natural habitat.It costs millions to clean up after an oil spill.
How do you find a way to clean oil from water without creating a bigger mess?
Removal of an oil spill from a water surface is not easy. In the current oil spill, oil is still coming out of the well (as of May 19) making the situation even more difficult. Oil slicks can be skimmed off and there are a number of skimmers available. The combination of skimmers, dispersants and containment booms are the most conventional means of cleaning up a small spill. Controlled burns have been used in the Gulf. This can eliminate large amounts of oil, but must be very regulated for safety and environmental reasons. Dispersants attempt to break up large oil spills, to promote dispersal and degradation by sea water. The use of dispersants in the current spill are being carefully regulated, because if not applied appropriately, they can create additional problems. Bacterial solutions are usually used for contaminated beaches or as done in Alaska, along the rocky coastline. See related link.
