Scientific application
Solution to prevent oil pollution with human hair
Carpets made from hair and fur can be used to clean up small oil spills after traffic accidents on the road or large oil spills at sea.
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Environment
Ancient paintings are 'rising from the grave'
A recent oil spill in the Arctic Circle in Russia is the first sign of the unpredictable calamities coming from global warming.
Discover science
The mysterious 'black tide' suffocates Brazil's more than 4,400km coastline
Dense streaks of oil have severely damaged Brazilian beaches for nearly four months, but the cause has not been determined.
Environment
How Russians handle oil spills on the sea
Murmansk Marine Biology Institute has developed a unique project to clean up the oil spill areas at sea, according to a press release on May 7 by the Institute.
1001 mystery
Black sand beach appears in China
A large amount of black substance suddenly appeared on the sand in the east coast of Shandong Province, China caused the country's tourism industry to be affected.
Oceanography
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill causes fish defects
Scientists have recently discovered fish that have defects, three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Oceanography
Australia: Red crabs are in danger because of oil spills
Hundreds of thousands of red crabs are seriously threatened after an oil spill on Australia's Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean.
Oceanography
The fish is genetically modified for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The popular fish in the swamp in Louisiana, USA, has been deformed and may not reproduce normally due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Oceanography
Continue decoding the oil spill
While the authorities from the scientists to the military and defense efforts to find the cause of black oil spill on the coast from Central to South Vietnam, the clam y…
Oceanography
Damage from oil spill: Central calls for help!
Oil spill disaster in the Central Sea is approaching ... disaster, but the ability to remedy is very limited. Central provinces are asking for help!
Biology
Study bacteria eating oil and gas in oil spills
Researchers found that water temperature plays an important role in how bacteria respond to oil spills.
Biology
The silent savior of the Gulf of Mexico
Scientists in the US have discovered a new strain of bacteria that eat oil rapidly growing in the Gulf of Mexico and helping to destroy oil particles.
Scientific application
Vietnam can search for the culprit causing oil spill on the sea
The Vietnam General Department of Sea and Islands completed the Oil-Sensitive Map System, along with a program to simulate oil slicks to track down culprits causing oil…
Scientific application
Durian shell powder will help recover coastal spill oil
Dr. S. Kathiresan, a lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology at AIMST University, Malaysia, discovered that durian flour, after being added with some chemicals, can…
Environment
Use bacteria to overcome oil spills
Scientists have deciphered the genome of bacteria that are able to remove oil from the water, returning a healthy ecosystem to the sea.