Case Studies

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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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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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Morris J. Berman No. 6 Oil Spill
 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
United States Coast Guard (USCG) -Strike Team and contractor equipment deployed for the various response activities were decontaminated using PES-51™ at three major decontamination centers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A variety of application methods were used including direct wiping, pump sprayers, airless sprayer and pressure washers. PES-51™ was specified for decontamination usage by the USCG -Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) due to its cleaning and phase separation efficacy and waste stream minimization characteristics. PES-51™ was used to clean a variety of response equipment including: contaminated booms, sea fences, sea skirt, pumps, skimmers, hoses, tools, Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRV), pleasure boat hulIs, USCG and Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) Vessels, and a variety of vacuum trucks. At some decon stations, rinse waters were recycled and wastewater minimized. Primary decontamination activities were conducted by Foss Environmental Services (FES) and Crowley Environmental Services with local sub-contractor  assistance.