Case Studies

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Morris J. Berman No.6 Oil Spill- MSRC Vessel -Caribbean Responder

San Juan, Puerto Rico 
 After responding to the Morris I. Berman No.6 fuel oil spill off the coast of Puerto Rico, the MSRC Caribbean Responder was decontaminated using PES-51™. The hull, deck, response equipment, boom reel, oil trawl, and Transrec skimmer were cleaned with PES-51™ by hand wiping, pump sprayers, and pressure washer application methods. The Recovered Oil System (RCO) and Transrec hose were also decontaminated using PES-51™ circulation and seawater flushing methods similar to those developed during the Virginia Responder RCO project. Foss Environmental Services Company served as the USCG selected contractor.

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Barry Oil Company -Pipeline Spill

McGrath Beach, California
A crude oil pipeline leak resulted in an oil spill which impacted an irrigation pond, adjacent wetlands and a 14-inch in diameter, half-mile long runoff control pipeline which carried the crude oil to the ocean. The responsible party and its prime response contractor used PES-51™ for all response equipment decontamination (including OSRV hulls, pumps, booms, tools, etc.). PES-51™ was also used to clean the oil impacted runoff control pipeline using the PES-51™ cleaning solution circulation and fresh water flushing technique. Response equipment was cleaned in a lined pit using pump type and airless sprayers followed with freshwater pressure washer rinses and hand wiping.

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MSRC Virginia Responder

Norfolk, Virginia  After the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) test of the Recovered Oil System (RCO) using a combination of No. 6 and No.2 fuel oil with emulsion chemicals, it was cleaned using PES-51™. The entire system including the four 1,000 barrel tanks, piping and oil/water separators were decontaminated with PES-51™ using a variety of application methods including pump sprayer, airless sprayer, and circulation of PES-51™/oil cleaning solution throughout the RCO piping. Afterwards the piping was flushed and rinsed with ambient temperature seawater, to a sheen free condition.