Absorbing idea: improving clean-up operations at oil spills

摘要

Dipl Eng WOLFGANG GABLER explains the latest developments to aid the containment of oil spills on public roads and in the workplace. Every day, there is a need somewhere around the globe to contain, and dispose of, escaped hydrocarbon materials, to prevent danger to the environment. According to data from the German Federal Office for Statistics, more than 2.1 million road traffic accidents occurred in Germany alone in 1999.