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2. Oil skimmer - Wikipedia

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   An oil skimmer is a device that is designed to remove oil floating on a liquid surface. They are commonly used to recover oil from oil spills in water, or in Industrial situations where waters are contaminated with oil. Oil skimmers are designed to remove free floating oil and are not water treatment devices.

3. Boom (containment) - Wikipedia

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   A containment boom is a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill. Booms are used to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources, and to help make recovery easier. Booms help to concentrate oil in thicker surface layers so that skimmers, vacuums, or other collection methods can be used more effectively. They ...

4. Coast Guard Base Gloucester - Wikipedia

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   The base had two tug boats, one being the Coast Guard Cutter Cleat, the other the Coast Guard Cutter Catenary; [1] one 41 foot UTB; one Oil Skimmer; and a 157 foot buoy tender. The site also had the main building that housed Administration, berthing for some of the crew, the galley, officers quarters, and the PX.

5. Category:Oil spill remediation technologies - Wikipedia

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   Oil spill remediation technologies, used for environmental remediation. Pages in category "Oil spill remediation technologies" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.

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   Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals, down from a high was 300,000. But ...

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9. Groundwater remediation - Wikipedia

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   These wells, which are usually six inches or less in diameter, can also be used to remove hydrocarbons from the contaminant plume within a groundwater aquifer by using a belt-style oil skimmer. Belt oil skimmers, which are simple in design, are commonly used to remove oil and other floating hydrocarbon contaminants from industrial water systems.