AMPOL Exhibits And Presents New Advances In Oil Spill Technology At Clean Pacific Conference

American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL), a leading oil spill response and total environmental solutions provider, recently exhibited and presented new advances in oil spill technology at the Clean Pacific Conference in Long Beach, Calif., in May. 

As part of AMPOL’s exhibit, the Tornado Motion Technologies (TMT) SUBDREDGE was displayed and demonstrations were performed to showcase the movement of the system’s remote controlled articulating suction attachment.

The TMT SUBDREDGE unit is the heart of AMPOL’s Oil Stop Bottom Oil Recovery System (OSBORS), a specialized package of equipment designed to remove oil that has settled on the sea floor. The unit is a track-driven vehicle equipped with TMT’s EDDY pump. A cost effective alternative, the EDDY pump is engineered to handle a higher percentage of solid material and more highly viscous material than any existing centrifugal pump.

Additionally, Leo Guidroz, AMPOL’s Oil Stop Division Sales Manager, presented successes and lessons learned during a recent OSBORS testing during a technical session on New Technologies in Oil Spill Response. OSBORS executed a variety of tests at the Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) in Leonardo, N.J.

The OHMSETT facility allows industry professionals to work with real oil in simulated environments. As a result of testing, adaptations were made to AMPOL’s Oil Stop Bottom Oil Recovery System (OSBORS). OSBORS’ ability to effectively remove sunken oil in the OHMSETT tests proved the system as a viable method for sunken oil recovery.

As a total environmental solutions provider AMPOL focuses on restoration, going beyond response and cleanup. AMPOL employs nearly 200 employees and offers oil spill response, tank cleaning, confined space entry services, naturally occurring radioactive material (N.O.R.M.) treatment and storage, lead and asbestos abatement services, insulation services, hazardous material (HAZ-MAT) emergency cleanup, soil remediation, demolition services, marine transportation and spill equipment manufacturing.

SOURCE: American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL)