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Oil removal device
An oil skimmer is a device that is designed to remove oil floating on a liquid surface. They are commonly used to recover oil from oil spills in water
Oil_skimmer
Swimming pool cleaning device
A skimmer or surface separator (it separates substances from the surface of a liquid) is an essential accessory for the maintenance and cleaning of the
Pool_skimmer
2010 environmental disaster
estuaries from the spreading oil utilizing skimmer ships, floating booms, controlled burns and 1,840,000 US gal (7,000 m3) of oil dispersant. Due to the months-long
Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Coolants and lubricants used in metalworking
Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 98-102. "Tramp Oil Skimmers | Belt, Disc Oil Skimmers | SKIM IT". Oil Skimmers. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
Cutting_fluid
Industrial wastewater processing device
Considered a dependable and cheap way to remove oil, grease and other hydrocarbons from water, oil skimmers can sometimes achieve the desired level of water
API_oil–water_separator
Topics referred to by the same term
use Skimmer (machine), for removing oil from a water surface Skimmer (spa), for removing oil from spa and swimming pools water surface Protein skimmer or
Skimmer
Process used to treat polluted groundwater
the belt skimmer reaches them, these contaminants can also be removed by a monitoring-well oil skimmer.[citation needed] Typically, belt skimmers remove
Groundwater_remediation
colder-temperature waters. The A Whale, which is an oil tanker converted into a giant oil skimmer owned by the Taiwan Marine Transport Co (TMT), could
Efforts to stem the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Efforts_to_stem_the_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Topics referred to by the same term
Oil recovery refers to the cleaning and recovery methods after an oil spill: Fast oil recovery See also: Bottsand-class oil recovery ship, Skimmer, Oil
Oil_recovery
1989 industrial disaster in Alaska
afterward using booms and skimmers, but the skimmers were not readily available during the first 24 hours following the spill, and thick oil and kelp tended to
Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
Release of petroleum into the environment
floating barriers that round up oil and lift the oil off the water Skimmers: skim the oil Sorbents: large absorbents that absorb oil and adsorb small droplets
Oil_spill
Fuel oils of a tar-like consistency
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is a fuel oil of a tar-like consistency. Also known as bunker fuel or residual fuel oil, HFO is the residual mixture left over from
Heavy_fuel_oil
breathing polluted air or eating tainted fish". Oil was collected by using skimmers. More than 60 open-water skimmers were deployed, including 12 purpose-built
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill_response
Russian shipbuilding industry
Sea Route and the International North–South Transport Corridor, such as oil tankers and ice class vessels. Icebreakers of Russia List of shipyards of
Shipbuilding_in_Russia
Decommissioned base in Gloucester, NJ
boats (Coast Guard Cutters Cleat and Catenary), one 41-foot UTB, one oil skimmer, and a 157-foot buoy tender. The site also had the main building that
Coast_Guard_Base_Gloucester
20th-century freighter
sea, initially followed by an oil skimmer vessel, OSRV Oregon Responder. However, another severe storm forced the skimmer back to port, and when the tug
New_Carissa
Ship
designed equipment the vessel is outfitted with includes oil booms, one 40 mm Bofors gun, and oil skimmers. In 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile
ICGV_Þór_(2009)
60% of the spilled oil naturally dispersing. Containment boons and oil skimmers were also used to control the remaining spilled oil. On land, beaches underwent
Mobil_Nigeria_oil_spill
Maritime collision
clean up the oil spill. These included MPA patrol craft which were deployed to spray dispersants on the oil spill, as well as oil skimmers operated by
2024_Singapore_oil_spill
Lebanese-American engineer and inventor
proprietary technology for an oil skimmer inspired by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska, and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of
Monzer_Hourani
Oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
protecting inlets to the bays and lagoons. This was done with the placement of skimmers and booms. Efforts were concentrated on the Brazos-Santiago Pass, Port
Ixtoc_I_oil_spill
Use of heat and a reducing agent to extract metal from ore
settling basins, clarifiers and filtration systems for solids removal; oil skimmers and filtration; chemical precipitation and filtration for dissolved metals;
Smelting
Recreational watercraft
Aqua-Skimmer. Aqua-Skimmer ceased operations in 1962 and sold its inventory to the military. Renamed Aqua Dart (Aqua Dart INC), the Sea Skimmer, Aqua
Jet_ski
accident. Many different methods including skimmers, booms, and dispersants were used to clean up the oil over months; however, the marine environment
Petroleum in the United States
Petroleum_in_the_United_States
Civil and environmental engineer
he and Victoria Broje developed an advanced oil skimmer for collecting oil from seawater after an oil spill. Keller has focused on the fate and toxicity
Arturo_A._Keller
Soviet Naval base in the Red Sea
diving boat "VM-416" (Black Sea Fleet) tugboat No. 350 (Pacific Fleet) oil skimmer vessel (Pacific Fleet) Water and fuel were delivered by the tankers Olekma
Nokra_Naval_Base
United States historic place
1980s, the yard constructed a prototype oil skimmer used to clean up oil spills. The Zero Relative Velocity Skimmer (ZRV) represented the best available
United States Coast Guard Yard
United_States_Coast_Guard_Yard
Cooking utensil in the form of a wire basket on a long handle
as sieves, spoon sieves, spoon skimmers, or basket skimmers. A spider is good for lifting and draining foods from hot oil, soups, stocks and boiling water
Spider_(utensil)
Pipeline leak on Southern California seabed
the oil offshore, which is much simpler for crews to contain and clean up. The initial mobilization included mechanical equipment called skimmers that
2021_Orange_County_oil_spill
Building in New Jersey, United States
the National Oil Spill Response & Renewable Energy Test Facility, located in Leonardo, New Jersey. The name Ohmsett is an acronym for "Oil and Hazardous
Ohmsett
shrimp boats put into service as oil skimmers. The cage-like device scoops up surface oil and sheen, as well as the thick oil lurking beneath the surface of
Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (July 2010)
Timeline_of_the_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill_(July_2010)
Oil spill on the shores of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rico's oil spill response plans, there were still some areas for improvement. For example, there were some mechanical failures with some skimmer boats
Morris_J._Berman_oil_spill
1992 environmental disaster off the coast of Galicia, Spain
the 79,000 tonnes of light crude oil the ship was carrying. Spilled oil was contained through the use of booms, skimmers, and pumps, and with half of the
Aegean_Sea_tanker_oil_spill
Man-made disaster
tanker. Two days after the spill, on Monday June 11, eight ships with skimmers, booms, and fire equipment encircled the Mega Borg, with 12 more ships
Mega_Borg_oil_spill
2005 oil spill in Louisiana
responders, 9600 feet of boom, 11 skimmers and 47 response boats. Overall, of the more than 3.8 million gallons of oil spilled by Bass Enterprises during
Bass_Enterprises_Oil_Spill
Detour Destinations. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010. "Great Barrier Reef oil disaster fear from stricken ship". BBC News Online. 4 April 2010. Retrieved
List_of_shipwrecks_in_2010
Retrieved June 26, 2010. Holland, Robert (May 26, 2010). "BP Oil Spill Update – A Whale Skimmer Arrives". Socialmediaseo.net. Retrieved July 1, 2010. "Deepwater
Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Timeline_of_the_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Award
team of Elastec/American Marine using a forward advancing grooved disc skimmer. The second-place finisher and winner of $300,000 was the team NOFI. No
Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge
Wendy_Schmidt_Oil_Cleanup_X_Challenge
Type of cooking appliance
kitchen appliance used to cook foods by full immersion in hot oil—deep frying. The cooking oil (or fats) are typically between temperatures of 175 to 190 °C
Deep_fryer
Ore-bulk-oil carrier built in 2010
refitted and converted in Portugal into a skimmer to assist in the cleanup of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexico, near the Mississippi
A_Whale_(ship)
Family of true bugs
scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera and have
Gerridae
Within two months of the disaster, cleanup had switched removing oil with skimmers and pumps to the use of high-pressure hoses in rocky areas. In addition
Tanio_oil_spill
Sichuan dish
fried in hot oil to add texture to the dish. The noodles will puff immediately and can be removed with a bamboo or stainless wire skimmer, then set on
Ants_climbing_a_tree
equipped with oil dispersal equipment from a Cork-based company to assist in the clean-up operation. The tug assessed and attempted to deploy skimmers on 18 February
West_Cork_oil_spill
American environmentalist and writer (born 1960)
Boston Globe. Retrieved May 9, 2011. Walsh, Bryan (April 26, 2010). "The Skimmer". Time. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved May 9,
Bill_McKibben
Retrieved 5 March 2023. "Dragonfly: The original floating pool skimmer and floating oil skimmers". www.dragonfly.biz. Retrieved 9 September 2017. "New Inventors:
List of The New Inventors episodes
List_of_The_New_Inventors_episodes
keeps prized oil-fighting skimmers from Gulf, coastline". Times-Picayune. Retrieved 30 June 2010. McGinnis, S. "API's Jack Gerard reacts to oil spill commissions
Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Reactions_to_the_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
2003 oil spill in Westport, USA
across the bay. Other techniques such as skimmers, sorbents, and power washing were implemented to recover oil and clean affected shorelines, with Clean
Bouchard_Oil_Spill
Soviet military transport aircraft
four 35-foot and three 21-foot skimmer boats from France to the US to assist with the clean-up of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. An An-124 was used in
Antonov_An-124_Ruslan
Water treatment process that removes suspended matter such as oil or solids
to the surface where it forms a froth layer which is then removed by a skimmer. The froth-free water exits the float tank as the clarified effluent from
Dissolved_air_flotation
U.S. company making centrifuge pumps for oceanic oil spill cleanup
Chouest Offshore and Ocean Therapy Solutions Debut Oil Spill Cleanup Vessel Equipped with "T-Rex" Skimmer for Greater Capacity". Ocean Therapy Solutions.
Ocean_Therapy_Solutions
tank Septic tank conversion Sequencing batch reactor Sewage treatment Skimmer (machine) Slow sand filter Stabilization pond Supercritical water oxidation
List of wastewater treatment technologies
List_of_wastewater_treatment_technologies
Finnish icebreaker built in 1987
robot skimmer that could be deployed in an area enclosed by oil booms. On her aft deck, Kontio carried 500 metres (550 yd) of heavy duty open water oil boom
Kontio_(icebreaker)
National park in Alaska, United States
Park. Oil reached Cape Douglas in Katmai on April 26 and points southwards in the following week. In early May, a variety of dredges and skimmer vessels
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Katmai_National_Park_and_Preserve
U.S. state
discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay and the 1977 completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System led to an oil boom. Royalty revenues from oil have funded large
Alaska
Fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats
gravel. Once the oil is liberated from the shoreline, the oil-biodiesel mixture is manually removed from the water surface with skimmers. Any remaining
Biodiesel
Ship built in 1963
the oil spilled, 48 percent burned, 38 percent was recovered through lightering, 12 percent dispersed offshore, 1.7 percent was recovered by skimmers, and
Burmah_Agate
Raptorial winged insects
across Europe to central Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The globe skimmer Pantala flavescens is probably the most cosmopolitan, occurring on all
Dragonfly
Wastewater removal of impurities from boilers
more sophisticated skimmer arrangement attaches a swivel joint to the pipe for a short length of pipe suspended by a float. The skimmer may be more effective
Boiler_blowdown
recorded by Tomorrow on 21 September 1967, and the last by Skimmer on 21 October 2004. After Skimmer's session, three further sessions that had already been
List_of_Peel_Sessions
Ship
Automatic Gun L/70 Crew: 3 ship's officers 10 crewpeople 5 civil officers Oil spill skimmer and booms IMO number: 5077682 MMSI number: 257281000 fisher licence:
Stålbas
Class of ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy
during debut, makes the furthest ESSM intercept ever, outstanding sea skimmer detection Norway order Sting Ray mod 1 torpedo for frigates Sea Protector
Fridtjof_Nansen-class_frigate
Protected area administered by the National Park Service
Gulf beach of the park during the year are the willet, sanderling, black skimmer, great blue heron, double-crested cormorant, cattle egret, grey plover
Padre Island National Seashore
Padre_Island_National_Seashore
Factors which adversely affect tropical coral reefs
placed in an oil spreading area that restrict the movement of floating oil. Booms are often utilized alongside skimmers, which are sponges and oil absorbent
Environmental issues with coral reefs
Environmental_issues_with_coral_reefs
Close-in weapon system
missiles (AShMs or ASMs), aircraft including high-g and maneuvering sea-skimmers, and small boats. The first prototype system was offered to the U.S. Navy
Phalanx_CIWS
River delta in Botswana
fishing owl, Egyptian goose, South African shelduck, African jacana, African skimmer, marabou stork, crested crane, African spoonbill, African darter, southern
Okavango_Delta
Thick cream made by heating milk
that formed on the top were then skimmed off with a long-handled cream-skimmer, known in Devon as a reamer or raimer. By the mid-1930s the traditional
Clotted_cream
and impact the surrounding environment. After using containment booms, skimmers are used to recover the contaminants. [1], National Response Center. "Spills
Spill_containment
1999 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
together. Samuel Vimes Cheery Littlebottom Detritus Sybil Ramkin Inigo Skimmer Lady Margolotta Angua von Überwald Carrot Ironfoundersson Wolfgang von
The_Fifth_Elephant
Water treatment process that clarifies wastewaters
float to the surface and form a froth layer which is then removed by a skimmer. The froth-free water exits the float tank as the clarified effluent from
Induced_gas_flotation
Mangrove forest in the Bay of Bengal
important wintering sites for the spoon-billed sandpiper and the Indian skimmer. Some species such as hog deer (Axis porcinus), water buffalos (Bubalus
Sundarbans
Human-created solid waste in the sea or ocean
collecting and removing marine (or riverine) debris include the use of debris skimmer boats (pictured). Devices such as these can be used where floating debris
Marine_debris
Port in Texas, US
areas that otherwise would have gone into Corpus Christi Bay. The trash skimmer was funded through an EPA Trash Free Waterways grant, with the program
Port_of_Corpus_Christi
Species of auk
Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Noddies, gulls, terns, skimmers, skuas, auks". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists'
Razorbill
Settling tanks for continuous removal of solids being deposited by sedimentation
were made to stabilize flow by elongation and narrowing of the tank. API oil-water separator Dissolved air flotation List of waste-water treatment technologies
Clarifier
Russian icebreaker with asymmetric hull
oil spill, the vertical side of the asymmetric hull can be used as a large sweeping arm that guides oil floating on the surface to a built-in skimmer
Baltika_(icebreaker)
Civilian amphibious aircraft
Twin Bee Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Colonial Skimmer Goodyear Duck Lake Aircraft Amphibian SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera Thurston
Republic_RC-3_Seabee
Former American metal casting company
sand, graphite, linseed oil and other ingredients involved in the mold structure. The man at the left is wielding a skimmer to hold back any impurities
Foundry_Products_Operations
Pollution control vessels in service with the Indian Coast Guard
Oil Spill Dispersant (OSD) Spray System, Ocean Booms, Near Shore Booms, Skimmers, RO stowage portable barges among many other state of the art features
GSL-class pollution control vessel
GSL-class_pollution_control_vessel
Large baleen whale species
feeders", swallowing prey in bulk, while right whales and bowhead whales are skimmers, and the whale increases its mouth gape by expanding the grooves. Water
Humpback_whale
accidental introductions. J Wandering glider was formerly known as globe skimmer. K Habitat limited to Eastern England and particularly East Anglia. 1.
List of Odonata species of Great Britain
List_of_Odonata_species_of_Great_Britain
Reduced pressure caused by a flow restriction in a tube or pipe
Wine aerators infuse air into wine as it is poured into a glass Protein skimmers filter saltwater aquaria Automated pool cleaners use pressure-side water
Venturi_effect
Medical intervention
can be more easily concentrated, collected and removed by a motorised skimmer. The electrolytic processes in the EC cell are controlled electrically
Electrocoagulation
Family of seabirds
the family Laridae, which also includes several genera of gulls and the skimmers (Rynchops). They are slender, lightly built birds with long, forked tails
Tern
American politician and businessman (born 1947)
8, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010. Altman, Alex (March 3, 2010). "The Skimmer: Mitt Romney's 'No Apology'". Time. Archived from the original on March
Mitt_Romney
Type of mass spectrometry that uses an inductively coupled plasma to ionize the sample
nebulizer tips, sample cones, skimmer cones, injector tubes, torches and lenses. It may also be necessary to change the oil in the interface roughing pump
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Inductively_coupled_plasma_mass_spectrometry
Birds living in the maritime environment
(pelicans), and some of the Charadriiformes (gulls, skuas, terns, auks, and skimmers) are classified as seabirds. The phalaropes are usually included as well
Seabird
National park in New Mexico, United States
Insect species include white-lined sphinx moth, yucca moth, bleached skimmer dragonfly, tarantula hawk wasp, minor ground mantis, toothpick grasshopper
White_Sands_National_Park
Self-levitating board
"Bouncer" and others. In the 2017 video game Destiny 2, a vehicle called a Skimmer was added in March 2024 during the event Guardian Games. It functions as
Hoverboard
Alkaline lake on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya
little stint, the wood sandpiper, and the common sandpiper. The African skimmer (Rhyncops flavirostris) nests in the banks of Central Island. The white-breasted
Lake_Turkana
using skimmer ships. Coastlines and wildlife were cleaned using methods tested by the Emergency Response Center, which had conducted research on oil spill
Environmental impact of the Gulf wars
Environmental_impact_of_the_Gulf_wars
Converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
skimmers to simultaneously remove floating grease such as soap scum and solids such as feathers, wood chips, or condoms. Containers like the API oil-water
Wastewater_treatment
2024 bridge collapse near Baltimore, Maryland, US
36 barges, 27 tugboats, 22 floating cranes, 10 excavators, 1 dredger, 1 skimmer, and 3 Coast Guard cutters. The workforce included more than 250 uniformed
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse
Heavily forested area of Southeast Texas, US
County Needham's skimmer (Libellula needhami) female, Harris Co County Calico pennant (Celithemis elisa) male, Chambers County Roseate skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)
Big_Thicket
Finnish icebreaker
advancing system and the stern-mounted brush skimmers are similar to the recovery systems fitted on latest Finnish oil spill response vessels such as the 2011-built
Polaris_(icebreaker)
Place in Louisiana, United States
habitat for Brown Pelicans, as well as Royal Terns, Sandwich Terns, Black Skimmers, wading birds such as the Great egrets and Black-crowned night herons.
Last_Island_(Louisiana)
Heating system
above onto several slow-turning steel plates with small clearances. A skimmer cleans the clearance spaces with every revolution so that the ash can fall
Pellet_boiler
US Army airboats used in Vietnam
airboats evaluated were the Hurricane Aircat and the Susquehanna Skimmer. Each Aircat and Skimmer cost about $6,000 each in 1964 (equivalent to about $49,000
Hurricane_Aircat
Species of bird
David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Noddies, gulls, terns, skimmers, skuas, auks". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists'
Common_murre
spoon Skimmer Used to remove solids such as fats or unwanted debris from the surface of a cooking liquid. Spider Sieve, spoon sieve, spoon skimmer, basket
List of food preparation utensils
List_of_food_preparation_utensils
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