When an oil tanker spills its oil what process is used to clean it up?

Question

I read that one country was collecting hair and feathers to clean up their oil spill. Does this really work?

Answer 1

There are several ways to clean up an oil spill. One of the most important tools is called a 'boom', which keeps the oil from spreading, and also collects it. The boom is like a train of floats attached to two boats, or a boat and the shore.

When the oil is gathered into one spot, a large vacuum can skim the oil off the top.

Other ways to clean oil from the water include using chemical dispersants, which break the oil down, burning, and - yes - absorbant items such as feathers and hair - and even some types of shells. There is even bacteria that eats oil!

No one method is universally accepted, however. There is still great debate about which methods do more harm than good.

The Phillipines are not the only country cleaning up an oil spill; Lebanon is trying to clean up a big spill that occured during the recent war there.

Answer 2

BAN OFFSHORE DRILLING - it is the single maximum needed step to take. order all automobiles to get no much less then one hundred miles according to gallon we are coping with a crisses and could proceed to until eventually those steps are taken now cleansing up oil spills - place all senators/oil experts- investors in water and use as a sponge - they are incredible while it is composed of sponging off human beings places and issues. discover some micro organisms to that can devour/take up oil that may not harm the ambience.