Aerogel provides enhanced oil adsorption through anisotropic structure
Oil contamination from various human activities (such as oil spills from production, transportation, shipping, and storage) ...
From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...
'North Sea oil crash could spill into environmental disaster - even affecting human health'
Jet fuel is immediately harmful to local wildlife through ingestion, and over time, it could move up the food chain from fish ...
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What we've learned about cleaning up major oil spills since Deepwater Horizon
Oil spills are the third largest source of oil ... But successful burning also has its own problems for the environment and human health in the form of air pollution. Burning is not the only ...
North Sea oil tanker crash sparks fears of 'devastating' impact on wildlife
As rescue efforts are called off for one missing crew member, thoughts turn to the potential impact on marine life ...
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How are oil spills contained? Scientists reveal how floating barriers, chemicals, and even giant SPONGES can be used - after a tanker bursts into flames off the Yorkshire coast
A growing oil spill in the Humber Estuary has sparked concerns of an environmental disaster after an oil tanker and cargo ship crashed off the Yorkshire coast. At least 36 people have been rescued ...
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From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
"It used to take human analysts weeks if not months to be able to detect a single (small-scale) oil pollution incident ... of satellite imagery and find spills that might previously have gone ...