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Spill Cleanup Methods

Photo of excavator and people on shore.
Photo of person spraying water from a hose.
Photo of two workers shoveling black oil off of a beach.
Photo of heavy equipment tracks on a beach.
Photo of white boom in front of oiled grass.
Photo of worker with vacuum hose sucking up oil off of sand.
Photo of workers and an excavator working on an oiled gravel beach.
Photo of excavator on rocky shore.
Photo of workers on a shore of oiled grasses.
Photo of workers and a small ship spraying multiple streams of water.
Photo of workers spraying water on rocky shore.
Photo of workers power-spraying water on riprap.
Photo of two workers spraying heavily oiled rocks with hot water.
Photo of excavator and people on shore.
Barriers/Berms Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of person spraying water from a hose.
Physical Herding Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of two workers shoveling black oil off of a beach.
Manual Oil Removal/Cleaning Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of heavy equipment tracks on a beach.
Mechanical Oil Removal Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of white boom in front of oiled grass.
Sorbents Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of worker with vacuum hose sucking up oil off of sand.
Vacuum Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of workers and an excavator working on an oiled gravel beach.
Debris Removal Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of excavator on rocky shore.
Sediment Reworking/Tilling Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of workers on a shore of oiled grasses.
Vegetation Cutting/Removal Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of workers and a small ship spraying multiple streams of water.
Flooding (deluge) Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of workers spraying water on rocky shore.
Low-pressure Flushing Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of workers power-spraying water on riprap.
High-pressure Flushing Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
Photo of two workers spraying heavily oiled rocks with hot water.
High-pressure, Hot-water Flushing Credit: Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel of Research Planning, Inc.
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