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Photo Gallery: Oil Spill Cleanup
October 2007
USAID launched Phase 2 of the oil spill clean-up to remove remaining residue from 24 sites along a 25 mile stretch of the northern Lebanese shoreline. USAID is carrying out the activities in close collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Environment. The oil spill occurred during last summer’s conflict.
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USAID’s contractor, Promar Marine Contracting, a local Lebanese firm, performing final polishing of the rocky shoreline with pressure washers.
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| Their work in Aqualand, a beach resort area located in Batroun. |
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| At the Marine Science Center. |
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| At South Gravel Beach. |
January 2007
Anfeh Trench Before
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Anfeh Trench After
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| Located over 40 miles north of Beirut and almost 10 miles south of Tripoli, the peninsula of Anfeh
is home to the Citadel of Anfeh, also known as "Raas Anfeh," which dates back to the Crusaders
of the 12th Century. The citadel is characterized by a rock-cut trench that was built for the eastside
defense of the structure. USAID removed up to two feet of oil from the trench. |
Gravel Beach South Before
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Gravel Beach South After
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Adjacent to Byblos, this gravel beach was heavily polluted with oil from one foot to over two feet
thick throughout the entire beach covering an area of almost an acre. The oil layer had
penetrated deep into gravel and tar mats existed below the surface. The beach was also
contaminated with large amounts of oiled debris and spotted oil. USAID removed 1,696 bags of
oiled debris at this site. |
Byblos Fort Wall Before
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Byblos Fort Wall After
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Byblos Quay Walls Before
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Byblos Quay Walls After
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Byblos Quay Walls Before
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Byblos Quay Walls After
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Around 37 km north of Beirut, the port at Byblos is one of the oldest continuously inhabited ports
in the world dating back 7,000 years to early Phoenician civilization. In the Quay wall area of the
Port, USAID washed and painted 100 fishing boats, as well as supplied them with new ropes and rigging. Approximately 2,100 bags of oiled waste were removed from the Byblos area. A low
pressure, hot water powerwash was used in addition to a special oil release agent to clean some
of the structures. |
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