A Better Way to Mop up Oil Spills (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A Better Way to Mop up Oil Spills

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PNNL microbiologist George Bonheyo displays the original sawdust material (left) and how it appears after being chemically modified (right) to be exceptionally oil-attracting and buoyant, qualities that are ideal for cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic.

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