But what happens when small amounts of oil go into our bodies of water, particularly freshwater? Scientists looked into this question when they investigated the effects of oil spills in freshwater ...

A pair of ducks paddled toward the bank of the aptly named Muddy River on Monday, heading away from a state employee in a ...

Can the natural ability of microorganisms to degrade oil be harnessed to clean up oil spills? In the open ocean, there is often not much that can be done, owing to the sheer size of the affected area.

better way to clean up oil spills. We spoke with her about how she came up with this idea and how she conducted her research. The following is a transcript of the video. The reason why I wanted to ...

Note: blood spill clean-up procedures should only be utilized by employees who are current with their annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training. Small Spill: A volume that is easily managed with a minimal ...

The accident happened two days after major protests in Mauritius over the government's handling of the clean up. About 1,000 tonnes ... t do anything until the oil spill and now thousands of ...

The amount of oil spilled from the Japanese-owned ship nearby the lagoons and coastal areas of south-east Mauritius is relatively low compared to the big oil spills ... A huge clean-up operation ...

James Donaldson said soil behind a 1917 retaining wall along Sacketts Brook at the former Putney Paper site is still releasing small amounts of ... the tank and from immediate clean up efforts. The ...

BP's massive oil spill ... these spills have been especially large and damaging in the last few years. So much so, that it would now take an estimated 30 years to clean up the area.

The clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January, the bulk carrier’s owner, Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, said on Thursday.

“It’s such a precariously small (whale) population, oil is such a huge impact, and the Salish Sea is such a difficult place to clean up in an oil spill because of the nature of the environment ...