Spill absorption materials include cellulose, cotton, synthetics and crushed fossilized shells. Another such material, Premium Wood Pellets from Bald Eagle Pellet Co., was on display at the 2016 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show.The pellets, with 6 percent moisture content, can absorb up to twice their weight in water; a ton of wood pellets can take up 482 gallons. According to company owner Aaron Reese, the pellets can be used in many wastewater applications.“The pellets will absorb untreated wastewater, slurries, frac water, hydroexcavation waste and chemicals, essentially turning it into a solid,” he says. “They are made of
