oil spill

New highly porous sponge selectively soaks up oil while sparing water and wildlife
Making oil-soaked soil fertile again
Oil spill breakthrough: First and only option to effectively and efficiently adsorb oil and other petroleum products below the water surface
A reusable sponge that soaks up surface and water column oil repeatedly hundreds of times
Scientists develop mesh that captures oil—but lets water through
Physicists create water tractor beam
A new coating that easily separates oil from water could make oil cleanup faster. Credit: American Chemical Society
New smart coating could make oil-spill cleanup faster and more efficient
Carbon nanotube sponge shows improved water clean-up
Offshore Energy Acquisition in the Western Pacific: The Decline of the World’s Most Abundant Fisheries
Citizen science more than a century later: Ordinary people go online to track Gulf oil spill
A complete solution for oil-spill cleanup
How to clean up oil spills
Math Formula Leads Researchers to Source of Pollution
First ‘Microsubmarines’ Designed to Help Clean Up Oil Spills
Nanosponges soak up oil again and again