Accidental discovery of identical oil lenses offers insights into emulsions on fluid surfaces
A team of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed an innovative technique that allows the ...
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Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills
Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong turbulent flow ...
Nanomaterials are emerging as a powerful tool for coastal oil spill cleanup
Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a long, expensive process, and the damage to a coastal region's ecosystem can be ...
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Oil spills: microorganisms to the rescue?
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster that will affect wildlife in the oceans and on the shores for a long time. But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a ...
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'I thought it was a piece of algae': Lake Worth Beach swimmers report oily tar balls washing ashore
THEY ISSUED A STATEMENT WHICH READS THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS LEADING THE RESPONSE AS THE SITUATION INVOLVES A POTENTIAL OIL SPILL, ACCORDING TO THE COAST GUARD, AIR AND ...
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Discovery of how to create identical oil lenses to study emulsions on fluid surfaces
A team of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed an innovative technique that allows the production of regular oil ...
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Oil spill reported at Marine Corps airfield construction site on Okinawa
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A construction vessel leaked oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa this week but caused no environmental damage, according to Japan’s ...
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Russia forms emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill spreads
(AP) — An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it ...