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Cleaning oil spills with renewable wood sponges
Development of reusable wood sponges to selectively soak up oil from water.
The ecological disaster of oil spills in the Niger delta
Overview of the oil spills that have plagued the Niger delta of Nigeria.
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill: brown pelican
Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), captured at Grand Isle, La., on...
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oil-spill cleanup in Thailand
Oil-spill cleanup on Ko Samet Island, Thailand, 2013.
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Deepwater Horizon oil rig: fire
Fireboat response crews attempting to extinguish the blaze aboard the Deepwater Horizon...
U.S. Coast Guard
Exxon Valdez oil spill: Naked Island
Crews using water from high-pressure hoses to clean oil off rocks on a beach, Naked...
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