24 Hour Emergency Response

Incase of Emergency call 01730 234780 during office hours or 0800 7838563 outside of office hours.

Experienced personnel and a comprehensive range of equipment are on permanent standby, including pollution boats, pumps, absorbent booms and materials, skimmers and oil/water seperator units.

Land Clean is accredited to Level 2 (Fresh Water Spillages) with B.O.S.C.A. (British Oil Spill Control Association)

We are able to offer site treatment methods for the collected waste materials.

Oil Spill Case Studies

1. 2000 litres of heating oil in a stream and lake

• Containment of oil in leaking tank
• Containment of oil in lake
• Deployment of absorbents
• Fish rescue
• Removal of contaminated vegetation along stream
• Site investigation to determine the extent of contamination and most likely oil pathways
• Reoxygenation of lake and fish return
• Full liaison with regulatory authorities

2. 1800 litres of heating oil under a 4 bedroom house and garden

• Site investigation to determine extent of plume and threat to human health
• Oil recovery system to capture any free phase oils
• Excavation and disposal of contaminated soil outside house
• Biological treatment of contaminated soil under house
• Installation of a vapour extraction system
• Full reinstatement of house and garden
• Long term monitoring of groundwater and vapour extraction system
• Liaison with Environment Agency and Environmental Health Officer

3. 2000 litres of heating oil spilt into the ground

• Oil followed water main and sewer overflow to watercress bed and river of ecological significance
• Activated Carbon filtration of contaminated groundwater
• Protection of sensitive waters
• Oil absorbents used to immobilise any free phase oils
• Excavation and disposal of contaminated soils
• Liaison with Environment Agency and Environmental Health Officer