Oil Spill Blog

Its good to own a home heating oil tank, but it needs to be maintained with great care to avoid those nasty leakage problems. Improper maintenance of the home heating oil system may not only cause serious environmental concerns, but also can cause you thousands of dollars in fines and cleanup operations.

Heating Oil System

So, if you’re planning to set up your own oil tank, then go for a double walled one. An extra layer of protection is always better. Here are certain things you need to do if you want to maintain your home oil tank properly.
Cleanup of oil spills from home oil tanks may not seem like a tough job when compared to indentifying the oil leak immediately. So, it’s always good to know the vital signs that tell you if your oil tank is in a bad shape. Oil spots around your tank, unpleasant odor in areas away from the oil burner are all indications of a possible oil leak. Lack of vegetation around the oil tank or abnormal increase in oil utilization, though trivial are potential signs of leaks.
During your spring cleanup task, take into consideration your home heating oil system too. The problem areas of your oil tank are the valves, piping, fuel delivery line, and other fittings. If you happen to find any worn out or damaged parts, replace them as soon as you can.
Condensed water and sludge accumulate inside the pipelines may lead to corrosion. As corroded pipes are prone to leak oil outside, try to carry out an overall cleaning of your home heating oil system at least once in few years.
Whether it is an above ground or underground oil tank, perform these regular checks. Don’t convince yourself by painting the concrete and think its good enough to leave it as such for a few more years.
However, if your oil tank company confirms oil leak from your tank, don’t panic. There are eco friendly oil spill containment products like Oil Gone Easy S-200 available in 5 gallon pails that employ micro organisms to remove the spilt oil. However, in case of major oil leaks, you ought to intimate the fire department and the State’s Department of Environmental Protection immediately.

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Stormwater Runoff

Stormwater runoff carries all types of wastes, anywhere and everywhere and ultimately drops them into rivers and streams. Oil spills are one of those hazardous wastes that can enter into the sea water along with the stormwater runoff. As ports are very near to the sea, oil spills in ports can cause too much of a damage to the marine ecosystem. Apart from port oil spills, construction sites also generate oil wastes that can add up to the environmental mess during a storm.

To prevent such problems, there’s the SWPPP – Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan in place. It is a water pollution control measure that should be completed and certified before any construction starts. This plan identifies possible pollutants in a particular site that may pollute the stormwater runoff. It tells you ways to reduce pollutants in stormwater and also describes Best Management Practices (BMP). Waste disposal is one of the important aspects of the SWPPP. Construction and pollution go hand in hand. But, you can very well manage it and keep the pollution level to a minimum.

Oily and greasy wastes are not uncommon in any port. However, what’s crucial is to manage this oily stuff in an efficient way. Oil spills that occur from loading and unloading of tanker vessels in ports, when mixed with stormwater, can find their way into the marine water causing serious ecological damages. So, safe storage and disposal of oily material in ports is really important to avoid such complications. With such drastic consequences of oil spills, we just cannot afford to ignore proper oil spill prevention and treatment.

It’s not that there’s going to be a storm whenever there’s an oil spill in ports. But, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Oil Gone Easy S-200 is an eco friendly oil spill containment product that degrades oil into harmless byproducts. It can clear out the oil completely, and leave the environment pollution free. So, join hands to prevent stormwater pollution in a greener way!

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Texas oil spill

Oil spills no matter where always manage to capture the headlines. The recent Port Arthur oil spill in Texas has once again proved how ports are prone oil spills. This spill disaster was the outcome of a collision between an oil tanker and a towing vessel. Just as any other oil spill, the amount of damage caused by this tanker accident is also not very clear.

With 462,000 gallons of oil spewing out into the sea, the Texas oil spill is the largest spill that has hit Texas in the past 16 years. The previous worse case was a Norwegian tanker accident that spilled 4.3 million gallons of crude oil on the coast of Galveston!

The amount of oil recovered is just around ten percent. About one third of the spilt oil was either evaporated or dispersed and the remaining oil is still continuing to pose a threat to the environment. Booms and oil-sucking skimmer boats were used to prevent the spill from spreading.

Whenever an oil spill occurs, the marine ecosystem is the worst affected one. Oil covered herons were identified soon after the Texas oil spill occurred and it’ll not be too shocking if more laid up birds are found.

Chemical detergents come in and do the job of dispersing the oil within a very short time, but the long term consequences are even worse than the oil spill itself. So, eco friendly products always have an edge over the chemical spill cleaners.
Oil Gone Easy S-200 is an eco-friendly product that is really a promising solution for oil spill cleanup irrespective of the nature of the spill. It employs oil eating bacteria to convert the oil into harmless derivatives. The product is so effective that Port of Pensacola has employed Oil Gone Easy S-200 to clean up the port.

This green product is also being considered for the cleanup of coastal areas affected by the oil spill in the Gulf. The oil spill cleanup operation at the Texas Oil Spill site will really be benefited if Oil Gone Easy S-200 is considered for cleanup!

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Oil Spill Refinery

Oil refineries produce different types of fuel from crude oil such as petroleum, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas. However, along with these fuels, there are many other toxic materials that are routinely produced and released into the environment.

Currently almost all refineries around the world pollute the environment at unacceptable, unhealthy levels. They are one of the major contributors of oil spill pollution in the United States and the negative effects of the toxic effluents released by them are plainly evident.

Chemical pollution and oil spill pollution prove harmful as they go on unrestrictedly. Vegetation dies off and land is made barren. Waterways get polluted by the oil spills and toxic materials and the local fauna get severely affected. These contaminants seep into the groundwater as well, causing great concern about community health and safety.

As the crude oil is refined, a number of chemicals are released into the environment, polluting heavily. These chemicals have been known to cause extensive damage to the human health as well. Benzene has been linked to cancer whereas lead inhibits children’s mental development and ability to learn.

Skin irritations, asthma, cough, and bronchitis, are also commonly attributed to gaseous effluents from oil refineries. These emissions cause permanent damage and even death over prolonged exposure.

Accidental fires, explosions, and chemical and gas leaks are common at oil refineries. Such accidents release more than usual amounts of pollutants, resulting in acute exposure and greater health impacts.

To prevent such pollution, refineries have to take corrective steps. Proper handling of the wastes and immediate cleanup of spilled oil in an eco-friendly manner would be beneficial for all. Oil Gone Easy S-200 is an eco-friendly product which uses bioremediation to help in cleaning up oil spills, both crude and refined, effectively and naturally. This environmentally safe product is also available in convenient gallon pails.

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Oil spills on highways

Of course, oil spills damage the environment to a great extent. Human and animal health, ecosystem, and drinking water quality, everything is in trouble! But, there are other things to weigh too! Road safety is one serious issue that is at stake due to oil spills on highways.
Do you know there’s an uncanny link between road accidents and oil spill? An oil spill can cause a road accident, and a road accident in turn, can cause an oil spill. Both of them are dangerous, so it is always better to be safe than sorry!
You must be wondering how oil spills on a highway can be as terrifying as claimed. “With the jet speed a vehicle gains while driving on a highway, a scanty oil spill is not going to cause much of a difference.” Is this what you think? Then, you’d better change your opinion. These arguments go well with statistics and probability, but not in real life! If you’re driving on a slippery highway, then there’s every chance of you ending up in an accident!
Oil trucks and tankers with a poor leak proof system can cause large oil spills on the road. And if it rains when there is a large spill out there, then the situation couldn’t be riskier. The roads become twice as slippery and become an accident prone zone!
Removing oil spills from highways using green products like Oil Gone Easy S-200 can do wonders! One thing you can do to prevent road accidents is to maintain your car or bike in a good condition. It’s good in two ways – gives a long lasting life to your vehicle, and checks engine oil spills that can otherwise pollute the environment.
Oil Gone Easy S-200, available in 5 gallon pails, is an eco friendly product that is a promising solution to lethal oil leaks. It makes use of hydrocarbon eating bacteria that break down contaminants like oil and fuel. After oil is used up, the product dissolves completely, posing no threat to the environment.
The method of application is also very simple! Spray the formula over the oil spill and leave it intact for a couple of weeks. You can get 5 gallon pails for home usage. That’s all you have to do to chuck out oil spots. Green products like this are hard to find and we recommend that you make full use of it.

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Garage Cleaning

Spring is approaching and, it’s time to start spring cleaning your house. Not just the inside your house, you must pay equal attention while cleaning your garden, pavement, and garage too. Oil stain removal should top the list of things to do while cleaning your garage. And, if you start a garage cleanup without deciding what to do and what not to do, then it’s going to be really tedious.

Our cars, if in a bad state, cause oil spills on the garage floor making it slippery and risky to walk on. Using detergents or any other chemicals for oil stain removal products to get rid of oil spills may seem to be promising. But, they only add fuel to the fire! They just cause oil dispersion, and don’t remove the oil entirely. Your garage floor remains slippery as always. So, use eco friendly products like Oil Gone Easy Home & Driveway S-200 that remove oil entirely, causing no harm at all. To your convenience, this green oil spill remover is available in 5 gallon pails.

When we talk about garage cleaning, most of us tend to focus only on cleaning the floor. However, the garage shelves also need cleaning and organizing. Apart from automobiles, a garage is also a storage place for garden tools and most of our cleaning equipments. We store lubricant cans, paints, and other oily canisters in the garage. As all these stuff contribute its fair share in spilling oil, it’s very crucial to employ oil stain removal strategies in garage racks also.

Start by eliminating the useless clutter that is lying around your garage for a long time and stash them into the bin. Take proper care while disposing harmful materials like plastic or chemicals. Then, take out all the things from the garage and clean it up with Oil Gone Easy S-200 that is available in 5 gallon pails. It’s very simple. Sprinkle this green product on the oil spilt area, and leave it undisturbed. The oil spill disappears!

After cleaning, arrange the things properly; all garden tools in one place, all lubricating stuff in one place, and all cleaning equipments in one place. You can also paint your garage door and walls to give a fresh look. Your garage is now neatly set and free of oil spills!

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With 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf waters, the BP oil disaster is one of the largest oil spills in the history of petroleum industry. The Gulf Oil Spill created panic waves among the people of the United States and various spill cleanup methods were employed to quash the dreary situation in the coastal areas. Skimming was done to remove the upper layer of the spill. Oil dispersant chemicals and polyethylene pads were also used to disperse and sop up the oil slicks. However, many environmental activists were skeptical as to what effect these cleanup methods would have on the environment.

Environmentally friendly methods like bioremediation were considered as the best method to accomplish safe and complete oil spill cleanup. Months after the disastrous spill, environmental impact of the spill still manages to capture the headlines. So, eco-friendly oil spill containment products like Oil Gone Easy Marine S-200 are being field tested by scientists. The result of the laboratory tests were quite impressive, and is most likely expected to be treated on a large scale.

For the laboratory tests, water samples from coastal areas affected by the Deep Water Horizon Spill were taken, and were treated with Oil Gone Easy Marine S-200 over a period of 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, it was found that the product degraded 95.9% of alkanes, which is truly promising.

Employing the naturally occurring micro organisms, Oil Gone Easy Marine S-200 breaks the bonds in the oil molecule and degrades it into water and carbon dioxide. Now, Oil Gone Easy S-200 is seriously being considered for the cleanup of coastal areas impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Spill in Louisiana, as experts believe that there is solid science behind this product.

Not just for marine oil spills, Oil Gone Easy S-200 works in several other situations, be it on land or water. Oil specks usually found on driveways and garages can be effectively treated using this product. Don’t get carried away by the false hopes that detergents and dispersant chemicals give about effectively treating oil spills. They only make matters worse. Instead, try Oil Gone Easy S-200. It is not only safe but also effective.

With its unique formula and all-around usage, this eco-friendly oil spill cleaner is surely one of the revolutionary products you would have ever come across!

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It is nothing new that crude oil companies rely on a large network of pipelines to get oil from one place to another. These pipes stretch for miles on end and pass through sea-beds, plains, and high mountains. And the major menace afflicting the companies is losses due to oil leakages encountered in the pipelines.

So what paves the way for these devastating pipe leaks? Well, most of these oil leakages are due to corrosion, but in some cases other natural causes may also be to blame. Wondering why do the companies wait until the pipes corrode? Here is the answer! It’s been 50 – 60 years since majority of the oil pipelines were laid. Since then, not much of maintenance has been done on these pipes, causing corrosion at many places and thereby resulting in crude oil leakages!

Now, let’s take a closer look at how these distressing oil leaks can be prevented! One of the most effective ways with which oil leaks can be prevented is by carrying out regular oil pipe line cleaning. The debris that gets deposited in the pipeline, in particular, calls for a tougher action. Thanks to the advancement in technology! We are currently provided with two approaches to this end – mechanical cleaning and advanced chemical cleaning.

Mechanical oil pipe line cleaning involves specially designed equipment, called “pigs”, to move inside the pipelines and clean up the deposits. These “pigs” cut and swab through the debris and clear the pipeline completely. But, this process requires lot of patience, time, and of course attention! So, the industry is now moving on to advanced chemical cleaning, wherein the “pigs” are used in conjunction with chemical oil spill cleaners, allowing the debris to be cleared in a much shorter time.

Although advanced chemical cleaning is an effective and efficient way of oil pipeline cleaning, these chemicals cause harm to our environment as they are non biodegradable. So, the best way to clean pipeline without causing any harm to the environment would be, using eco friendly products. The Oil Gone Easy Marine S-200 is one such effective biodegradable oil remover, which not just removes oil spills effectively, but is also safe on Mother Nature. With Marine S-200, even the oil companies can now their share in safeguarding the environment and minimizing the chances of another Canadian oil spill.

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The ruthless snowstorm and the long hours of biting cold are over, and it’s time to think about warm summer days! If you want your home to look its best this summer, then carry out an efficient spring cleanup. Spring cleanup is not just about cleaning the interior of your house; but you must pay equal attention to your outdoors too. Cleaning the sidewalk, gutter, flagstone, lawn, garage, and other such areas should also be taken into account.

Cleaning is always irksome. If you wish to make it simple, then plan ahead. Before starting to clean, get rid of the clutter that has piled up over the long winter months. Also, make sure you clean one room at a time to avoid jumbling!

You get to see so many kinds of stain once you start cleaning your home. And, one most prominent kind is the oil stain. You can see oil stains in your kitchen floor, carpet, furniture, clothes, garage, and driveway.

If you think oil stain removal is easy with chemical dispersants or oil absorbent pads, then you are sure to invite trouble. Dispersants release toxic chemicals that can even be carcinogenic. And when it comes to absorbent pads, they do not remove all of the stain. How about adopting a greener approach? Oil Gone Easy Home and Driveway S-200 is an eco-friendly product that will help you chuck out oil spills and is a better alternative for chemical cleaners! This green product is ideal for use on any surface and is easy to apply as well.

When you are doing spring cleanup, you just cannot ignore oil stains in your garage or driveway. By spraying Oil Gone Easy Home and Driveway S-200 over the spill and leaving it undisturbed, you can employ microbes to do the cleaning. To add the convenience, this biodegradable oil spill cleaner is available in 5-gallon pails. Given all this, why should anyone fret about oil spill removal at home? With such innovative green products, clean your homes efficiently, and get a head start on the summer months.

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When it comes to non point source pollution, the construction industry has a serious impact, for it not only brings down the quality of air and water, but also tops the list of noise pollution sources. And, of all the three detrimental effects of construction pollution, water pollution raises an alarming concern. Now, hold your breath for the facts about the ill effects of construction pollution might startle you!

Let’s begin on the lighter side with the causes of this devastating pollution. It is well known that construction or land clearing leaves deposits in water bodies. But how many of us know that as a result of filling of wetlands, the natural water filters are removed and thereby the pollutants are broken down? Hardly do many!

So what do you think are the sources of construction pollution? Well, the major contributor is an oil spill! In addition, diesel, solvents, paint, and few other unsafe chemicals reach the water bodies and thus play a significant role in degrading the water quality. Not just the construction materials used, even construction dirt and debris do actively participate in affecting the quality of water. Well, this isn’t all! When the silt reaches waterways, sunlight filtration is completely restricted and so has a severe impact on aquatic life.

Debris and dirt apart, oil spills are almost inevitable at construction sites. So what’s the solution? With Oil Gone Easy S-200 at hand, removing an oil stain on concrete is no more a difficult task. Oil Gone Easy S-200 in 5 gallon pails uses bioremediation technology to effectively clean up oil spills. This oil stain remover uses natural agents to break down the spilt oil. So, whenever you come across an oil spill, resort to the use of this eco-friendly product and help the planet get greener.

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