IMPROVED OILED SHORELINE CHEMICAL CLEANER

摘要

A process for the removal of oil deposited on the earthen formation of a shoreline which is abutted from a body of fresh water or sea water which comprises the steps of: contacting the oil deposited on the earthen formation with a surfactant solution for a sufficient period of time for the surfactant solution to penetrate the oil; washing with water the oil and the solution of surfactants from the earthen formation into the body of water, the oil and the surfactants forming droplets on the surface of the body of water; and removing the droplets from the surface of the body of water by a mechanical process.