This article presents the results of a study of cleaning the Mop Handles water surface from contamination with petroleum products.Kulantaussky vermiculite, the birthplace of the Turkestan region, was studied as a sorbent.Studies have shown that the modified vermiculite is able to retain the sorbed oil up to 2 days after the STRENGTH CURE CONDITIONER expiration of the main sorption time (4 hours).It is established that the oil capacity depends on the thickness of the oil film, the sorption time and the amount of the sorbent taken.