Spill Cleanup Methods

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