The term (at least one of the terms) used in the US is "oil absorbent"
For example: http://www.autozone.com/shop-and-garage-tools/oil-absorbent/moltan-33-lbs-granular-oil-grease-water-and-coolant-absorbent/690875_0_0/ I have seen it used in garages and auto repair shops, but never stored along forest tracks. Mike On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 6:23 AM, Friedrich Volkmann <b...@volki.at> wrote: > I am looking for the English term for granulate that is made to absorb oil > that was spilled due to a leak or a vehicle accident and threatens ground > water. The granulate is often stored in boxes along forest tracks in water > protection areas. In Austria, the boxes are labelled "ÖLBINDEMITTEL", which > is the German word for the substance. > > Dictionaries return "oilbinder", "oil binder", "oil binding agent" and "oil > absorbent", but some of them seem to be used for cooking, which is not what > I mean. > > In any case, this certainly belongs to the emergency=* key, e.g. > emergency=oil_binding_agent. But amenity=* might also be ok. > > -- > Friedrich K. Volkmann http://www.volki.at/ > Adr.: Davidgasse 76-80/14/10, 1100 Wien, Austria > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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