Question

As an environmental engineer how would you apply the process of separating mixtures to clean up a polluted beach? What would you do first? Second? Third? What equipment would you need? Explain your process.

Answer 1

Sift out physical pollutants using a robotic sifter in case pollutants are toxic. Use distillation processes to clean water. One would need distiller. Track electrical charge of pollutants in beach sand to help identify pollutants. Use filtration to separate oil and water.