Absorbents

Consultancy, design, manufacture and installation of systems to deal with oil / chemical pollution. Oil containment equipment includes air inflated or solid buoyancy chamber booms, and flexible storage tanks with capacities up to 300 tonnes. A hydrophobic fabric is available in roll and pad forms for adsorbing hydrocarbons and most chemicals in

3M oil sorbents do not sink, even when saturated with oil, and can be disposed of by incineration. Available as sheets for small spills; rolls for use on land; pillows for areas of restricted access such as bilges, tanks and interceptors; booms for containing and skimming spills; sweeps for removal of thin oil films/rainbow sheens from lakes and

Distributes oil and universal sorbent drum plugs and multi-use drain mats for the environmental handling and disposal of oil and chemical spills. Also offers a comprehensive spillage contingency plan and site survey service

Manufactures an automatic level monitoring system, combined with a submersible pump, designed to discriminate between oil and water, thus maintaining the environmental effectiveness of bunded areas around oil storage tanks and oil-cooled electrical transformers. Also offers a system which constantly monitors the level of contaminants within a

Distributes kits for the containment and clean-up of hazardous substance spills. Absorbent products for the containment of spills around machinery include pads, rolls, cushions and booms. Products contain a polymer fibre gel that encapsulates the spilled liquid, preventing leakage. Containment pools are easily and quickly set up to contain spills

Oil and chemical absorbents in all formats and sizes. Spill kits made to order form holdall bags to containers. Cowens Ltd manufacture their own range of Oilsorb-Ultra absorbents with very high tensile strength and absorbency

Manufactures a range of hydrophobic synthetic and organic oil absorbents. Products are resistant to rainwater and washdown, and capable of dealing with spillages on hard surfaces, as well as floating contaminants. Hydrophilic synthetic absorbents are also available for hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals. The product range also includes

Ecospill manufacture absorbents which feature high performance and innovative technology. Absorbents are available in four ranges, each offering different qualities and properties. Product range includes: absorbent booms; absorbent pads; absorbent pillows; absorbent rolls; absorbent socks; absorbent granules; absorbent sweeps; wick absorbents

Provides products for countering marine and industrial pollution. Includes industrial and marine spill kits, planning and training in pollution control, booms, skimmers, pumps, chemicals, oil dispersants, bio-chemicals and environmental cleaners

Supplies pollution control products including containment booms for rivers, harbours and open water applications, oil mop skimmers, purpose-built pollution vessels and adsorbent fabric rolls. The company is experienced in all aspects of commercial diving, and will install and maintain all equipment

Supplies a range of absorbent socks, pads, rolls, cushions, rugs and drip pans to absorb and contain oil- and water-based fluids in both industrial and marine environments. Oil-only products can remove oils from water, while chemical products are designed to absorb most aggressive chemicals. Emergency response spill kits are also offered

Offers a matting which is used during in-stream construction activities, such as pipelaying or dredging, to trap disturbed sediment that may pollute downstream aquatic habitats. The matting is biodegradable and may be fixed to the bank once works are complete to provide slope stabilisation and a rich seedbed for vegetation restoration

Supplier of oil clean-up products. The product consists of small wool balls with enhanced oil adsorption abilities, which are capable of adsorbing up to 40 times their own weight in oil. The product is available as 3m booms, 1m mini booms, loose mops, mini cushions for small machine and watercourse oil spill clean-up, and flat mattresses for