Queen’s University of Ontario has good news and bad news about using detergents to clean up spills of diesel oil on water.

The good news is that it reduces potential impact of the oil on surface-dwelling animals (picture a sea gull).

The bad news is that the detergents, in dispersing oil into water, make the spill 100 times more toxic to young fish, which could be devastating to fisheries (not to mention that sea gull, if he’s looking for a fish to eat).

So we’re glad to offer non-chemical options for removing spills of oil on water, including:

PIG® White Oil-Only Mat Pads & Rolls
PIG® Brown Oil-Only Mat Pads & Rolls
PIG® Oil-Only Socks, Booms, & Sweeps
PIG® Non-Absorbent Booms (to keep spills from spreading)
PIG® Oil-Only Pillows, Pans & Bags
PIG® Oil-Only Loose Absorbents

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By Scott-D

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