Technology Assessment - Opinion Letter, Ministry of the Environment - Ontario The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has reviewed the SorbWeb Plus secondary oil containment system distributed by Albarrie. Based on the review of the documentation submitted by the company, including laboratory test results, the Ministry concludes that the SorbWeb Plus system is a passive, engineered geocomposite system which can effectively contain oil spills from electrical transformers and other oil-containment units.
Response under severe winter conditions Conventional secondary containment systems for oil filled transformers, such as concrete pits, can be negatively affected in winter weather due to accumulation of snow and ice and/or the freezing of standing water in containment sumps...
Conformance to Fire Code Regulations SorbWeb™Plus is a passive system designed for the containment of hydrocarbons, yet when hydrocarbons are not present, water in the form of rain or snow melt freely passes through the system. Once installed, the system is designed to hold 110% of the capacity of oil present...
Risk Management - January 2009 In situ oil containment system installed at eco-sensitive electrical substation When an environmental assessment of one of ATCO Electrics's substations in Alberta determined that the site was at high risk, the company look for a solution that would be most compatible with the site...
Risk Management - January/February 2009 Providing oil spill containment in a remote area An environmental assessment was carried out on a utility's substation built in the early 1980s in northern Alberta. This substation consists of two transformers each containing approximately 70,000 liters of mineral oil...
You get what you pay for There are others who are offering what is called Secondary Oil Containment using co-polymers. They have made statements that their...
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updated: 09/20/2011
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