Concept: oil recovery vessel in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5839
Preferred label oil recovery vessel
Definition Boats used for recovering oil spilled at sea from oil tankers. The recommended procedure is to contain and physically recover the spill with or without the use of adsorbents. This approach entails three processes: a) confinement of the spill by spill booms; b) recovery of the spill by sorbing agents; c) physical removal of the contained oil by oil pick-up devices.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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