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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1975
Max Goldman, Latham, NY (US);
RRC International, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for treating a shoreline against contamination from an oil spill on adjacent waters comprising a first vehicle for laying down a web of oil absorbing material on said shoreline and taking up said web after it has absorbed oil, a second vehicle for transporting said first vehicle and said webs to the area of said shoreline, and a third vehicle for storing oil extracted from said web by extraction mechanism on said first vehicle. An all-terrain vehicle for laying a web of oil absorbing material on a shoreline including a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels, means on said body for supporting a coiled web of said oil absorbing material and for guiding said web onto said shoreline, and means for coiling said web back onto the vehicle and extracting oil therefrom. A method of treating a shoreline against contamination from an oil spill comprising the steps of transporting a web laying vehicle and a plurality of oil absorbing webs to said shoreline, causing said web laying vehicle to lay said oil absorbing webs onto said shoreline, taking up said oil absorbing webs and extracting oil from them, and conveying said extracted oil away from said shoreline. A web for use in absorbing oil deposited on a shoreline including spaced layers of plastic netting confining shredded polyolefin fibers therebetween.