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She said it’s her most powerful tool for an oil spill

“On our trucks it’s our most powerful tool for an oil spill and the best oil spill absorbent we’ve ever used.” That’s what one of our emergency response clients said about our oil spill absorbent, PetroGuard-D and we’re blessed to hear that often from our clients. They’re delighted they don’t have to apply it and […]

The big mistake-prevent oil spills from polluting the environment

You know you need a good plan in place to prevent oil  from polluting the environment.  But do you know how much that plan and the products you’re using are really costing you? The often-made big mistake is not calculating every cost into the equation. A simple reality of today’s workforce environment is that experienced […]

The elephant in the room – toxic vapors

I’ll never forget my first conversation with a safety manager.  It was about toxic vapors caused by firefighting foam on a chemical spill. I was explaining how PetroGuard Chemical Spill Absorbent would be different because it quickly absorbs liquid chemicals and minimizes hydrolyzing, resulting in the reduction or elimination of toxic fumes, fires or explosions. […]

Plugging the Leak

Chemcial Spill Shut Down Operations

It happened again at the midnight hour.  A chemical spill that shut down operations at the plant. As Sean was suiting up, he was thinking how happy he was that his plant manager was using PetroGuard Chemical Spill Absorbent. When a chemical spill happens, everyone knows how important every part of an emergency response plan […]

Oil Sheen On Water

Quickly Clean Up Oil Sheen on Water

Being prepared to clean up an oil sheen on water not only requires a rapid response plan, but it requires using the best products available. There are a few oil sheen removal pillows on the market, but they are not all created equal.  There’s a big difference between conventional oil sheen absorption products and specialty […]

Oil sheen on water

How can an oil sheen on water be like flying off an aircraft carrier

How can an oil sheen on water be like flying off an aircraft carrier. In my earlier days I flew off aircraft carriers.  It was dangerous, thrilling and the odds weren’t always on the pilot’s side. It took precision skill to land that aircraft in the middle of the ocean.  Every landing was different because […]

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Oil Sheen Removal – Don’t Settle

When it comes to oil sheen removal, are you settling? Are you doing what you can with what you’ve got? You know those off the shelf products don’t quite do it. But… they are what you’re used to using. Guess what….you don’t have to settle. When it comes to something as important as oil sheen […]

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Oil Sheen Removal…Are You Trying too hard? Can that be possible?

When it came to oil sheen removal, they were trying too hard. No matter what Kaitlin and the company she worked for tried to do to get rid of the oil sheen on their ponds and puddles, the booms, pads and skimmers just didn’t do it. When Kaitlin called us, she said nothing they were […]

wastewater solidification

Trust us…you need this money-saving wastewater solidification solution

When it comes to wastewater solidification, you can easily get burnt by those “lost-cost” solidification products.  You unsuspectingly think it could save tons of money. It’s how you they snag you.  But during these inflationary times, “low cost” products can end up costing more than you could ever imagine. Take for example this situation. You […]

KEEPING THE EPA HAPPY WITH YOUR OIL SHEEN REMOVAL SYSTEM

When production is running full tilt the last thing you want to do is take employees off the production line to go change out booms that are part of your oil sheen removal system on your holding pond. But it needs to be done, so you do it. They get to the pond, and it […]