Thursday, 11 February 2010 13:35
On 8 February 2010, a truck transporting 1.25 litre soft drink bottles as well as 340ml cans got into trouble and came off the road and went down an embankment in the Shongweni Valley, Durban in Kwa Zulu-Natal.
A part of the load was lost and then some 300m further down the road, the vehicle went off the road and into a nature reserve.
The Spilltech response team worked until the early hours of the morning recovering all the crates, broken bottles, and cans.
BIOZORB was Used to Absorb the Oil Spill
BIOZORB was used to absorb the spilt oil and diesel on site. BIOZORB is a revolutionary oil and hydrocarbon absorbent made from premium Canadian sphagnum peat moss. BIOZORB is 100% organic and non-carcinogenic. BIOZORB has a remarkable ability to suppress vapours from volatile, flammable hydrocarbons such as petrol. By reducing petrol and similar vapours by up to 90%, risk of explosion is reduced and a hazardous spill becomes more manageable
BIOZORB itself is already in a biodegraded state and it will enhance biodegrading of the hydrocarbon encapsulated.
All contaminated absorbent and vegetation was bagged and removed from site for safe disposal at the required landfill site.
