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| − | + | Various ways are utilized to take care of oil spills. These include booms, skimmers, and biological and gelling agents. Each has a job assisting in cleaning up and accelerating the rate that bodies of water and the environment can be taken back to their pre-spill condition. | |
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| − | + | This article will first touch upon gelling agents, which are chemical solidifiers. A chemical reaction occurs when these agents come into contact with oil and create solids resembling rubber. When the spill is on a small scale, the gelling agents can be administered manually and left by themselves to come together. When the spill is large in scale, the gelling agents are placed in the oil spill and merged together with intense power accomplished by streams of water. When the oil begins to thicken and gel, it is taken from the water. It can then be skimmed off the top or suctioned out. Every so often, this thickened oil is combined with fuel oil and used again. | |
| − | Various ways are utilized to take care of oil spills. These include booms, | + | |
| − | skimmers, and biological and gelling agents. Each has a job assisting in | + | Gelling agents are utilized in smooth to medium choppy seas. The waves are accommodating; supply enough power to join the chemicals with the oil. For this to happen, vast amounts of gelling agents must be added. At times, triple the amount of the spill. If the spill is quite expansive, say three million gallons, it is not reasonable to stockpile, transport, or utilize the vast amount of chemicals required to gel or thicken the oil. |
| − | cleaning up and accelerating the rate that bodies of water and the environment | + | |
| − | can be taken back to their pre-spill condition. | + | The next way to take care of an oil spill is by way of biological agents. Biological agents are chemicals and organisms which speed up the natural pace in which oil decomposes or biodegrades. This method employs bacteria, fungi, and yeast to digest intricate compounds into less intricate outputs to acquire nourishment and energy. Oil biodegrades at a slow-moving pace and can take years for oil to be removed from a marine setting. Coastlines and marshlands are very susceptible to damage, and very quick action needs to be taken to remove oil spills. |
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| − | This article will first touch upon gelling agents, which are chemical | + | Bioremediation science can increase the biodegradation procedure by including things like bacteria or fertilizer to certain areas. Two methods of bioremediation that are presently in use in our country for the decontamination of oil spills are seeding and fertilization. |
| − | solidifiers. A chemical reaction occurs when these agents come into contact with | + | |
| − | oil and create solids resembling rubber. When the spill is on a small scale, the | + | What is fertilization and how is it used in bioremediation? It is commonly referred to as nutrient enrichment and is a method that puts nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus into a polluted area, like an oil spill. There are normally determinate reserves of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen which occur naturally and it is these nutrients that regulate the development of the indigenous bacterial populace. With the addition of more nutrients, bacteria multiply quickly, possibly speeding up the digestion of the oil spill. |
| − | gelling agents can be administered manually and left by themselves to come | + | |
| − | together. When the spill is large in scale, the gelling agents are placed in the | + | Another method of bioremediation is seeding. Bacterial strains are added into the indigenous oil because not all bacteria habitually occur there. The main intent behind this is to maximize the bacterial populace which can break down the oil spill. |
| − | oil spill and merged together with intense power accomplished by streams of | + | |
| − | water. When the oil begins to thicken and gel, it is taken from the water. It | + | Other agents are utilized to decontaminate oil spills. All of these agents are required to be licensed. Licensing is based on the toxicity levels. Specific oil spill cleanup agents (OSCA) work better in different environmental settings. |
| − | can then be skimmed off the top or suctioned out. Every so often, this thickened | + | |
| − | oil is combined with fuel oil and used again. | + | By: Bradley Skierkowski |
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| − | Gelling agents are utilized in smooth to medium choppy seas. The waves are | + | |
| − | accommodating; supply enough power to join the chemicals with the oil. For this | + | |
| − | to happen, vast amounts of gelling agents must be added. At times, triple the | + | |
| − | amount of the spill. If the spill is quite expansive, say three million gallons, | + | |
| − | it is not reasonable to stockpile, transport, or utilize the vast amount of | + | |
| − | chemicals required to gel or thicken the oil. | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | The next way to take care of an oil spill is by way of biological agents. | + | |
| − | Biological agents are chemicals and organisms which speed up the natural pace in | + | |
| − | which oil decomposes or biodegrades. This method employs bacteria, fungi, and | + | |
| − | yeast to digest intricate compounds into less intricate outputs to acquire | + | |
| − | nourishment and energy. Oil biodegrades at a slow-moving pace and can take years | + | |
| − | for oil to be removed from a marine setting. Coastlines and marshlands are very | + | |
| − | susceptible to damage, and very quick action needs to be taken to remove oil | + | |
| − | spills. | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | Bioremediation science can increase the biodegradation procedure by including | + | |
| − | things like bacteria or fertilizer to certain areas. Two methods of | + | |
| − | bioremediation that are presently in use in our country for the decontamination | + | |
| − | of oil spills are seeding and fertilization. | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | What is fertilization and how is it used in bioremediation? It is commonly | + | |
| − | referred to as nutrient enrichment and is a method that puts nutrients such as | + | |
| − | nitrogen and phosphorus into a polluted area, like an oil spill. There are | + | |
| − | normally determinate reserves of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen which | + | |
| − | occur naturally and it is these nutrients that regulate the development of the | + | |
| − | indigenous bacterial populace. With the addition of more nutrients, bacteria | + | |
| − | multiply quickly, possibly speeding up the digestion of the oil spill. | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | Another method of bioremediation is seeding. Bacterial strains are added into | + | |
| − | the indigenous oil because not all bacteria habitually occur there. The main | + | |
| − | intent behind this is to maximize the bacterial populace which can break down | + | |
| − | the oil spill. | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | Other agents are utilized to decontaminate oil spills. All of these agents are | + | |
| − | required to be licensed. Licensing is based on the toxicity levels. Specific oil | + | |
| − | spill cleanup agents (OSCA) work better in different environmental settings. | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | By: Bradley Skierkowski | + | |
Revision as of 20:24, 27 October 2009
Various ways are utilized to take care of oil spills. These include booms, skimmers, and biological and gelling agents. Each has a job assisting in cleaning up and accelerating the rate that bodies of water and the environment can be taken back to their pre-spill condition.
This article will first touch upon gelling agents, which are chemical solidifiers. A chemical reaction occurs when these agents come into contact with oil and create solids resembling rubber. When the spill is on a small scale, the gelling agents can be administered manually and left by themselves to come together. When the spill is large in scale, the gelling agents are placed in the oil spill and merged together with intense power accomplished by streams of water. When the oil begins to thicken and gel, it is taken from the water. It can then be skimmed off the top or suctioned out. Every so often, this thickened oil is combined with fuel oil and used again.
Gelling agents are utilized in smooth to medium choppy seas. The waves are accommodating; supply enough power to join the chemicals with the oil. For this to happen, vast amounts of gelling agents must be added. At times, triple the amount of the spill. If the spill is quite expansive, say three million gallons, it is not reasonable to stockpile, transport, or utilize the vast amount of chemicals required to gel or thicken the oil.
The next way to take care of an oil spill is by way of biological agents. Biological agents are chemicals and organisms which speed up the natural pace in which oil decomposes or biodegrades. This method employs bacteria, fungi, and yeast to digest intricate compounds into less intricate outputs to acquire nourishment and energy. Oil biodegrades at a slow-moving pace and can take years for oil to be removed from a marine setting. Coastlines and marshlands are very susceptible to damage, and very quick action needs to be taken to remove oil spills.
Bioremediation science can increase the biodegradation procedure by including things like bacteria or fertilizer to certain areas. Two methods of bioremediation that are presently in use in our country for the decontamination of oil spills are seeding and fertilization.
What is fertilization and how is it used in bioremediation? It is commonly referred to as nutrient enrichment and is a method that puts nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus into a polluted area, like an oil spill. There are normally determinate reserves of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen which occur naturally and it is these nutrients that regulate the development of the indigenous bacterial populace. With the addition of more nutrients, bacteria multiply quickly, possibly speeding up the digestion of the oil spill.
Another method of bioremediation is seeding. Bacterial strains are added into the indigenous oil because not all bacteria habitually occur there. The main intent behind this is to maximize the bacterial populace which can break down the oil spill.
Other agents are utilized to decontaminate oil spills. All of these agents are required to be licensed. Licensing is based on the toxicity levels. Specific oil spill cleanup agents (OSCA) work better in different environmental settings.
By: Bradley Skierkowski
