Do you ever wonder where your hair goes after you get it cut? The answer is probably "the trash." But in some cases, it may end up with Matter of Trust, an environmental charity based in San Francisco ...

Eco-Absorbent Technologies Large Truck Kit includes everything that is needed to quickly and effectively deal with unexpected spills. Designed to be an effective green spill response kit, the Large ...

A new, absorbent material could be of assistance in future oil spill accidents: a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge. The light material absorbs the oil spill, remains floating on the surface ...

Researchers are exploring how aquatic ferns can efficiently clean up oil spills without absorbing too much water. Claudia Zeiger, Isabell C Rodrigues da Silva1, Matthias Mail, MarynaNKavalenka, ...

Thousands of prisoners have been shaving their heads and chests to donate hair to help mop up the Philippines’ worst oil spill, officials said on Wednesday. The collection was in response to a ...

In hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects of massive oil spills, materials scientists have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material, called a boron nitride nanosheet, that can ...

From carbon nanotubes to sawdust and cellulose to fern-inspired nano-hair, a multitude of materials are showing great promise for cleaning up oil spills. Now researchers have turned to waste products ...

Watching a spill spread kicks most people into high gear as everyone scrambles for supplies to get the mess cleaned up. Preparing spill response plans in advance, stocking the proper spill containment ...

Researchers at Argonne National Lab have developed a 'sponge' that can absorb up to 90 times its weight in oil and can be reused up to 100 times. The researchers hope their tech can be used to clean ...