In-Situ Burning

In-Situ Burning (in situ: "in place", "in place", "in place") is an efficient measure to prevent crude oil or heavy oil from leaked tankers from reaching the mainland , For this purpose, the oil mats are set on fire, in order to avoid the recycling of oil-stained beaches for weeks. If the oil layers are already on land, for example because a pipeline has been damaged or the oil is already stranded, the area is blocked and then ignited.

As the easily combustible components of the oil evaporate quickly and the black mass is only hardly inflammable a few hours after an accident, welding torches are sometimes used. Weblinks Edit sourcetext

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