Controlled burns and skimmers are used. Dispersants allow the oil spill to break up, but does not remove the oil. The oil that has entered the marshes of Louisiana is very difficult to clean up,...
The best thing that I have found for oil spills or car leaks is kitty litter. Somehow it absorbs the spill and makes the spot look pretty decent as well.
They clean it off of the surface of the water by skimming the surface with Booms,skimmers,sorbents,chemicals,vaccums, and shovels. Hope this helps Then the skimmed oil, if in larger quantities can be...