Wednesday, 10 March 2010 06:19
On the night of 3 March 2010, Spilltech was called to respond to a spillage of bunker oil in the Durban harbor.
A Spilltech hazmat spill response team was immediately deployed to site. On arrival, polypropylene based retention booms as well as BIOZORB booms were placed at both the stern and the bow. This was done to prevent any further contamination to the harbor.
Once all containment measures were in place, the team began applying BIOZORB loose fibre to the surface of the water.
BIOZORB Ideal for Marine Spillage
BIOZORB is an ideal absorbent to use for marine spillages, as it is a hydrophobic product. It will absorb and encapsulate any hydrocarbon product and at the same time, repel water. The internal structure of the fibre will also prevent any leaching of product once absorbed.
Spilt Product Absorbed
The hazmat spill response team worked right through the night and well into the following day to ensure all the spilt product was absorbed and the contaminated absorbent removed from the water and placed into heavy-duty bags for disposal.
Once work was complete, the site supervisor had the clean up signed off by an authorized person and all Spilltech team members left site.
