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OIL MOP [3 records]

Record 1 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Petroleum Technology
CONT

A device developed by H. M. Rhodes; US Patent 3,668,118, June 6, 1972; assigned to Oil Mop International, Inc. involves removing oil from the surface of a body of water with an oil mop made of thin gauge narrow strips of polypropylene or similar material passed through the oil on the surface of water and then through wringers and/or water or chemical sprays or both to remove the oil from the mop ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Technologie pétrolière
CONT

Parmi les matières qui s'offrent à l'utilisateur, on trouve : [...] les serpillières [...], comme le Oil mop américain, qui sont montés sur des chaînes sans fin pour éponger le pétrole.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
OBS

Les éléments des risques d'incendie et d'explosion et de leur prévention. (Givors, André Martel, éditeur, 1952, page 50.)

Spanish

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