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2. Petroleum Remediation Product - Wikipedia

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   PRP was created in the 1990s by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and has been used to assist in remediating oil spills such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] PRP is a powder composed of microscopic hollow spheres of wax up to 150 microns in size.

3. Spill containment - Wikipedia

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   Spill containment is where spills of chemicals, oils, sewage etc. are contained within a barrier or drainage system rather than being absorbed at the surface. One method is to use an inflatable stopper or pneumatic bladder which is inserted into the outflow of a drainage system to create a containment vessel.

4. Oil spill - Wikipedia

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   An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land.

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6. Boom (containment) - Wikipedia

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   Booms used in oil spills can be seen as they rest on the surface of the water, but can have between 45 and 120 cm (18 to 48 inches) of material that hangs beneath the surface. [3] They are effective in calm water, but as wave height increases oil or other contaminants can easily wash over the top of the boom and render them useless.

7. Sorbent - Wikipedia

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   Sorbents collect specific liquids or gases depending on the composition of the material being used in the sorbent. Some of the most common sorbents used to clean oil spills are made from materials that are both oleophilic and hydrophobic, have high surface area through structural designs that include pores and capillaries, and draw in liquid through capillary action. [1]