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Huge 400,000-gallon Oil Spill Threatens Ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico

Guest Contributor — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:23:18 +0000

A pipe owned by LLOG Exploration Company recently spilled approx. 393,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This is the largest oil spill since the Deepwater Horizon incident which spewed 210 million gallons of crude oil and has led to the initiation of a five-member panel of specialists to assess the gravity of […]

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Bioremediation – A Practical Tool for Oil Clean-ups

Anthony Petrolo — Fri, 15 May 2015 03:59:42 +0000

Bioremedation consists of utiilsing living organisms (such as bacteria, fungi and plants) to absorb organic-molecules, subsequently converting them into safer byproducts such as carbon dioxide and water. It is more common to utilise bacteria in an aquatic environment. The process can be carried out on either land or water, but has gained some attention in […]

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Soy Lecithin Could Clean Up Oil Spills

Sarah Higman — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:21:13 +0000

Soy lecithin is a common ingredient listed at the back of many of the food products in your pantry. Now it may take center stage as a cheap option to disburse oil spills. Soy lecithin is found in a myriad of products from margarine to chocolate to tea bags. It is derived from soyabean oil and used […]

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Lotus Leaves Could Hold the Key to Cleaning Oil Spills

Sarah Higman — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:25:48 +0000

Fun fact – lotus leaves naturally repel water but not oil. Sounds simple but this design may be the answer to cleaning oil spills at sea. Engineers at the University of Ohio have used the lotus as inspiration and flipped it on its head, developing a fine mesh that water can pass through, leaving oil […]

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