Oil spills can be among the worst environmental disasters that can happen. Not only do they poison the waters, it can wash up on shore and cause havoc for wildlife as well as beach goers who love to frolic among the white sands. Also, business owners can suffer because tourists will go elsewhere to enjoy a day at the beach. One way to get the beaches back to their natural state is by using effective oil spill clean up methods that rid the beach of all tar balls and have a minimal effect on the wildlife. One of the oil spill clean up methods that helps make the job easier is the installation of HESCO® Concertainer® units. They make the perfect tool for beach restoration. These units can provide a stable core for a beach with a pyramid design of three rows stacked on top of each other. Two people can easily maneuver the units into place because they come packaged flat. They can be positioned easier as well thanks to their accordion design. Using a sand blower, the HESCO® units can be up and functioning as a wall of protection in 20 minutes. They can be placed under the sand or just offshore and be ready to meet any oil spill that comes its way. Once the oil washes up, it will make contact with the units first and be absorbed by the sand or dirt-like material that is inside of the units. Oil spill cleanup efforts are made somewhat easier because the saturated sand is inside the units and not on the beach.

Aside from being used as effective oil spill clean up methods, the HESCO® units can also be used for flood protection as well. They are more effective than traditional flood sandbags, which take longer to install and require more people, which can cause labor costs to rise. Another thing that can strengthen the unit's ability to function as good oil spill clean up methods is the addition of Enviro Armour™. This is an agent made up of a proprietary blend of USDA food grade polymers that transform oil into a rubber mass. It will float on water while not absorbing it. The agent molecularly bonds with the hydrocarbon spills and it can make oil spill clean up a lot easier than it ever has been before.

Sterling Building Specialists can assist property owners with both the installation of the HESCO® units and Enviro Armour™. They use effective oil spill clean up methods that will work and are environmentally sensitive. For more, call 800-605-6586 or log on to www.sterlingbuildingspec.com .