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lawyer [7]
3 years ago
8

Wich are the disadvantages of skimming oil spills?

Chemistry
1 answer:
sweet-ann [11.9K]3 years ago
4 0

Oil is sucked up through wide floating heads and pumped into storage tanks. Although suction skimmers are generally very efficient, one disadvantage is that they are vulnerable to becoming clogged by debris and ice and require constant skilled observation.
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