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A POLLUTANT CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR CONTAINING THE SPILLAGE OF FUELS OR OTHER HYDROCARBONS OR THE LIKE COMPRISES A FIRST LAYER (14,60), A CONTAINMENT VESSEL (16) FOR RECEIVING LIQUID PASSING THROUGH THE LAYER (14) AND CHANNELING MEANS (22) FOR DIRECTING LIQUID PERMEATING THROUGH THE LAYER TOWARDS THE CONTAINMENT VESSEL (16). THE LAYER (14) PROVIDES A PLURALITY OF ACTIVE SURFACES FOR THE RETENTION OF POLLUTANT AND IS SUCH AS TO CAUSE WATER TO PERMEATE THROUGH THE LAYER AT A FLOW RATE TO AVOID EMULSIFICATION OF OIL AND WATER. WATER IS INTRODUCED INTO AND REMOVE FROM THE CONTAINMENT VESSEL TO RAISE AND LOWER THE WATER SURFACE THEREBY TO CAUSE THE POLLUTANT TO BE SMEARED OVER THE ACTIVE SURFACES.
MYPI200418422004-05-142004-05-14Pollutant containment system
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SEDIMENTATION DEVICE FOR A FLUID CONTAINING PARTICULAR LIQUID, GAS AND MATERIAL, AS WELL AS A CLEANING DEVICE PROVIDED THEREIN, AND A METHOD FOR CLEANING WASTE WATER.