TOM EUSTACE. B.Comm., M.B.S. COMCO SALES LIMITED IRELAND

RIVER BOYNE OIL SPILL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CLEAN UP ONE OF THE WORST OIL SPILLS EVER SEEN ON THE BOYNE RIVER (Drogheda Independent Newspaper) SEPTEMBER 2007

BACKGROUND NUMEROUS WILD FOWL AND THEIR NESTING AREAS ARE NOW IN DANGER AS A RESULT OF THE OIL. NUMEROUS WILD FOWL AND THEIR NESTING AREAS ARE NOW IN DANGER AS A RESULT OF THE OIL. DROGHEDA BOROUGH COUNCIL REQUIRE A TREATMENT THAT IS 100% ENVIRONMNETALLY SAFE AND THAT WILL NOT DAMAGE FLORA OR FAUNA. DROGHEDA BOROUGH COUNCIL REQUIRE A TREATMENT THAT IS 100% ENVIRONMNETALLY SAFE AND THAT WILL NOT DAMAGE FLORA OR FAUNA.

OIL SHEEN ON BOYNE

BACKGROUND SEPTEMBER 6 th OIL SLICK REPORTED ON THE RIVER BOYNE, DROGHEDA, CO LOUTH, IRELAND. SEPTEMBER 6 th OIL SLICK REPORTED ON THE RIVER BOYNE, DROGHEDA, CO LOUTH, IRELAND. CONVENTIONAL BOOMS ARE DEPLOYED BY THE COASTGUARD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CONTAIN THE SPILL CONVENTIONAL BOOMS ARE DEPLOYED BY THE COASTGUARD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CONTAIN THE SPILL

BOOMS DEPLOYED

BACKGROUND THE BOROUGH COUNCIL CHOOSE TO USE S-200 AN INERT, NON TOXIC, CARBON SENSITIVE BIOREMEDIATION FLUID THAT WHEN SPRAYED ON THE OIL, BONDS WITH IT KEEPING IN AFLOAT, THUS ALLOWING THE NATURALLY OCCURING MICROBES CONTAINED WITHIN TO EAT THE OIL. THE BOROUGH COUNCIL CHOOSE TO USE S-200 AN INERT, NON TOXIC, CARBON SENSITIVE BIOREMEDIATION FLUID THAT WHEN SPRAYED ON THE OIL, BONDS WITH IT KEEPING IN AFLOAT, THUS ALLOWING THE NATURALLY OCCURING MICROBES CONTAINED WITHIN TO EAT THE OIL.

CREWS PREPARE TO SPRAY

BACKGROUND ON THE 7 TH SEPTEMBER 2007, THE COASTGUARD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRAY S-200 ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE OIL SPILL OVER THE COURSE OF THREE HOURS. ON THE 7 TH SEPTEMBER 2007, THE COASTGUARD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRAY S-200 ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE OIL SPILL OVER THE COURSE OF THREE HOURS. THE S-200 BONDS INSTANTEOUSLY WITH THE OIL AND IN DOING SO REMOVES THE OIL SLICK STAIN FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE S-200 BONDS INSTANTEOUSLY WITH THE OIL AND IN DOING SO REMOVES THE OIL SLICK STAIN FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

OIL SLICK ON BOYNE

BACKGROUND THE OPERATION IS SUPERVISED BY FIRE CHIEF MR. JOE LUMSDEN AND DROGHEDA BOROUGH COUNCILS ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER MR. DARIUS MESSIAH. THE OPERATION IS SUPERVISED BY FIRE CHIEF MR. JOE LUMSDEN AND DROGHEDA BOROUGH COUNCILS ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER MR. DARIUS MESSIAH.

BOAT CREWS SPRAY S-200

BACKGROUND BY 14:00 ON FRIDAY THE 7 TH OF SEPTEMBER THE OIL SLICK STAIN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THE RESULTANT S-200/OIL INTERFACE IS NOW NON TOXIC AND SAFE TO FAUNA AND FLORA. BY 14:00 ON FRIDAY THE 7 TH OF SEPTEMBER THE OIL SLICK STAIN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THE RESULTANT S-200/OIL INTERFACE IS NOW NON TOXIC AND SAFE TO FAUNA AND FLORA. COASTGUARD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GO HOME, A JOB WELL DONE. COASTGUARD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GO HOME, A JOB WELL DONE.

48 HOURS – NO OIL REMAINS

S-200 RESULT IN THE SPACE OF 48 HOURS ALL OIL SHEEN IS GONE. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY BIODEGRADED IN THE SPACE OF 48 HOURS ALL OIL SHEEN IS GONE. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY BIODEGRADED NO DAMAGE TO FLORA OR FAUNA NO DAMAGE TO FLORA OR FAUNA S % EFFICIENT S % EFFICIENT S % EFFECTIVE S % EFFECTIVE S-200 ACTIVELY EATS THE SPILLED OIL S-200 ACTIVELY EATS THE SPILLED OIL S-200 SAVES TIME AND MONEY - APPLY ONCE AND LEAVE IT TO DO THE WORK S-200 SAVES TIME AND MONEY - APPLY ONCE AND LEAVE IT TO DO THE WORK NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE SPILL DISPOSAL AND STORAGE AT LONG TERM TOXIC OIL DUMPS NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE SPILL DISPOSAL AND STORAGE AT LONG TERM TOXIC OIL DUMPS