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Category Archives: Oil Spill

Efforts to locate source of oil pollution on Limerick river continue

Efforts to locate source of oil pollution on Limerick river continue
Limerick City and County Council says efforts are continuing to identify the source of oil pollution on the Abbey River. A boom and highly absorbent oleophilic pads have contained the worst of the oil pollution on the Abbey River at its confluence with the Park Canal. Officials from Limerick City and County Council along with Inland…
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Bacterial consortia for crude oil spill remediation

Bacterial consortia for crude oil spill remediation
Oil spills generate enormous public concern and highlight the need for cost effective and environmentally acceptable mitigation technologies. Physico-chemical methods are not completely effective after a spill. Hence, there is a need for improved and alternative technologies hence the Bacterial consortia for crude oil spill remediation. Bioremediation is the most environmentally sound technology for clean…
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New ‘sponge’ could revolutionise oil spill cleanup

New ‘sponge’ could revolutionise oil spill cleanup
A new material can absorb up to 90 times its own weight in spilled oil and then be squeezed out like a sponge and reused, raising hopes for easier clean-up of oil spill sites. This contrasts with most commercial products for soaking up oil, called “sorbents”. These are generally only good for a single use,…
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