Oil spills

Cleaning up: is enough being done to progress oil spill technologies?

Cleaning up: is enough being done to progress oil spill technologies?

Cleaning up: is enough being done to progress oil spill technologies? By Molly Lempriere Six years on the damage caused by the BP Deepwater Horizon spill to the nearby shoreline has been revealed in a new study conducted by the US Geological Survey and NASA. So was enough being done following the spill to clear it up, and is the industry investing enough in new technology to ensure safe and efficient clean-up operations in the future? Molly Lempriere finds out.   […]

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Environmental Consequences of Oil Spills are horrific

Environmental Consequences of Oil Spills are horrific

Environmental Consequences of Oil Spills Environmental Consequences of Oil spills always harms wildlife, ecosystems and coastal environments Oil spills often result in both immediate and long-term environmental damage. Some of the environmental damage caused by an oil spill can last for decades after the spill occurs. Here are some of the most notable environmental damages typically caused by oil spills: Oil Spills Damage Beaches, Marshlands and Fragile Aquatic Ecosystems Oil spilled by damaged tankers, pipelines or offshore oil rigs coats everything it […]

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Oil leaking from barrels dumped at Piha posed threat to water reservoir

Oil leaking from barrels dumped at Piha posed threat to water reservoir

Oil leaking from barrels dumped at Piha posed threat to water reservoir, say police NZ Herald By: Luke Kirkness Around 10 oil drums were found, some with oil leaking from barrels, spilling out, after they were dumped on Piha Rd. Photo / Sarah Munro Piha residents found an unpleasant surprise this morning after 28 barrels – some filled with used oil – had been dumped at two car parks on Piha Rd. Some of the barrels had tipped over and […]

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Dangers of Oil Spills and Effects

Dangers of Oil Spills and Effects

Dangers of Oil Spills ( NPR ) (Duke Blog) Oil Spills Facts “regardless of oil type Oilzorb can help the removal of toxic oil from the environment without having to find a safe place to bury the absorbent  material. Oilzorb mixed through the oil spill Oilzorbs (absorbs ) the Oil and both Oilzorb & Oil can be recycled”  The three largest oil spills in history are The Gulf War oil Spill, Lakeview Gusher #1, and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ( Oil and […]

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Standing Rock Oil PipeLine – Nearby Pipeline Leaks Oil – need Oilzorb

Standing Rock Oil PipeLine – Nearby Pipeline Leaks Oil – need Oilzorb

Oil Pipeline Shut Down After Spill, Just 200 Miles From Standing Rock Oil PipeLine “The significance of Standing Rock Oil PipeLine construction and the potential of disastrous effects it can have the local & the waterways is emphasized by a nearby oil spill via ecowatch.com. Without a local disaster plan where products like Oilzorb  – recyclable Oil Absorbant are on hand to absorb the spilled oil” A six-inch crude oil pipeline operated by Belle Fourche Pipeline Company in western North Dakota was […]

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