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• Spills

• Response
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  • Response on land
    • Generalities
    • Techniques: what to do
    • Technical datasheets
      • Worksite management
      • Protective measures
      • Containment and recovery
      • Main clean-up techniques
      • Other clean-up techniques
    • Main principles of shoreline clean-up
  • Equipment manufacturers
  • Pollution response products

• Discharge at sea

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Protective measures

Preventative measures implemented before clean-up operations.

• Protecting channels using nets and filter dams


• Sealing off channels


• Protecting water intakes by filtration


• Trapping oil using mop nets


• Laying protective sheeting


• Protection using sorbents


• Protection using film-forming agents