AIR CURTAIN INCINERATION FOR EMERGENCY DISPOSAL OF OIL SPILL DEBRIS

摘要

Disposal of oiled waste materials following a spill provides a significant challenge in Canada's northern boreal forests. Voluminous amounts of waste, composed of a mixture of oil and water as well as organic and mineral matter, must be dealt with following cleanup in muskeg or bog ecosystems. The Prairie Oil Spill Containment and Recovery Advisory Committee (PROSCARAC) has developed a portable air curtain incinerator to provide an acceptable waste disposal method. The environmental acceptability of the incinerator is shown by the results of a test burn.