Cleaning Up Oil Spills with Mushrooms and Hair!
Posted By Yuka Yoneda On April 29, 2010 @ 1:15 pm In Disaster-proof design,Sustainable Materials,Water Issues | 6 Comments
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The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spurred scientists and engineers to consider numerous solutions to clean up the slick — from erecting a giant underwater dome [5] to contain the spill to setting it on fire (update: according to the Washington Post [6], it looks like the Coast Guard is going ahead with their plan to set the oil spill ablaze). But what if the slick could be cleaned up in a way that is totally organic? One very unusual solution calls for the use of mushrooms and hair [4] (yes, mushrooms and hair) to absorb the oil. The technique is tried and true — it was actually used in the Cosco Busan oil spill of ’07 [4]!
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