Versar, Inc. (AMEX: VSR)
On Tuesday, May 18th, Versar, Inc. deployed a team of scientists to the Gulf coast region to provide technical support in response to the oil spill. Versar, Inc. offers a wide array of ecological assessments, statistical analyses, and modeling services that provide scientifically sound and defensible bases for environmental management decisions. The company was selected due to its rapid response capabilities and over 35 years of ecological monitoring and surveying experience. It has expertise in both oil spill response and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and is able to quickly respond to incidents of this magnitude. On-scene Versar scientists will be remotely supported by other Versar divisions with modeling, meteorology, fisheries ecology, sensitive habitat and other technical expertise.
TIE Technologies (PinkSheets: TTCS)
TIE Technologies is a science and technology driven systems integration, security, smart logistics and telecommunications company. On May 19th, it announced its submission of the OilDam(R) Emergency Containment Proposal to the EPA's Homeland Security Research Center and the U.S. Coast Guard for immediate consideration. TIE Technologies is leading a team of industry experts in providing a viable solution to keep the BP gulf oil spill away from the gulf coast shores. This team includes Geocomp Corporation, James L. Witt and Associates, Gunderboom, Inc., and Tencate Geosynthetics.
On May 26th, TIE Technologies, Inc. and Geocomp Corp jointly released the details of the OilDam(R) product. OilDam(R) is a comprehensive solution which can be immediately deployed to keep oil away from the shore, contain it, and pump it into storage containers for recycling. It uses the concept of water-blocking-oil, which are water-filled bladders made of geosynthetic materials. OilDam(R) geosynthetic tubes are placed in the shallows at distances of 20 to 50 feet from the shore to form a barrier impenetrable to oil from the sea floor to several feet above sea level. This fixed barrier blocks oil and floating contaminants, submerged oil, and tar balls from reaching the shore. At the same time, it allows water to pass back and forth through its base to maintain normal tidal flushing of the shoreline, allowing critical shoreline life to be protected. The system is unique in its diverse capabilities, utilizing manufacturing, fabrication and deployment techniques that have been well developed over the past 40 years.
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