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It is important to note that there are different types of absorbents, specifically designed for cleaning up different liquids or chemicals. Not sure which type of absorbent is required for your facility or workplace? Here is a breakdown of the three main types of absorbents and their uses.
Read moreWhen an oil or fuel spill occurs on water, it is critical to contain the spill as quickly as possible. Oil spills can cause widespread damage to marine life and the marine ecosystem, as well as human health. Some of the most devastating pollution incidents in Australia have been caused by oil spills, and continue to affect both the natural environment and the companies involved. Specialised marine spill response equipment must be used to effectively contain and clean up oil and fuel spills, including booms, sweeps, nets, absorbents, and marine spill kits.
In this guide, we introduce the different types of marine spill response equipment, discuss the benefits of using a marine spill kit to contain an oil spill, and outline how to respond to an oil or fuel based marine spill:
Read moreThe team at SpillShop are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality spill response equipment to both prevent, and effectively clean up, pollution incidents. One piece of equipment which any facility storing, handling, or using liquids is likely to need are drum spill bunds. Bunds are designed to contain spills and leaks from liquids used, stored, or processed above ground, and to facilitate clean-up operations in the event of an incident.
A bund is defined by the EPA as an impervious embankment of earth, or a wall of brick, stone, concrete or other suitable material, which may form part or all of the perimeter of a compound that provides a barrier to retain liquid. Since a bund is the main part of a spill
Read moreAt SpillShop, we are dedicated to providing our customers with effective spill response and liquid containment equipment across Australia and the Asia-Pacific. One simple way to contain spills and protect the environment is drain protection, which can be easily implemented at almost any site or facility. Once a spill enters a drainage system, clean-up rapidly becomes much more difficult, time consuming, and expensive for your business.
In this guide, we introduce the different types of drain protection that you can implement at your facility, discuss the benefit of pollution guards and drain covers in a pollution incident, and outline how to install and use drain protection to contain a spill:
Types of Drain Protection
SpillShop stocks two different types of drain protection for your facility,
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