The photograph below shows a boom used to surround and isolate oil. After the boom has contained the oil, which method is used to scoop or suck the oil from the water into storage containers?

The picture shows 2 boats that remove oil from the water’s surface.
skimmer
boom
dispersant
sorbent

Question

The photograph below shows a boom used to surround and isolate oil. After the boom has contained the oil, which method is used to scoop or suck the oil from the water into storage containers? 

The picture shows 2 boats that remove oil from the water’s surface. 
 skimmer
 boom 
dispersant
 sorbent

hellokitty17 · Answer

@jabez177 @imqwerty

jabez177 · Answer

It is Sorbent. :) sor·bent ˈsôrbənt/Submit nounCHEMISTRY a substance that has the property of collecting molecules of another substance by sorption. Translations, word origin, and more definitions Sorbent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbent Wikipedia A sorbent is a material used to absorb or adsorb liquids or gases. Examples include: A material similar to molecular sieve material, which acts by adsorption (attracting molecules to its surface).

hellokitty17 · Answer

You collected trash at the beach and found the following items:

5 plastic bottles
1 disposable diaper
Large ball of monofilament line
8 plastic bags

Using the chart below, decide which of the items you collected could potentially do the most harm in the marine environment. 

Be sure to justify why you chose your item.

anonymous · Answer

Large ball of monofilament line

anonymous · Answer

it takes 600 years to decompose