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Nano-CarboScavengers: Safer Alternative for Oil Spill Cleanup

Sharma, B.K.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/113451

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Title
Nano-CarboScavengers: Safer Alternative for Oil Spill Cleanup
Author(s)
Sharma, B.K.
Issue Date
2018
Keyword(s)
  • oil spill
  • Cleanup
  • contaminant
Abstract
Oil spills have been reduced drastically since the 1970s (from 200 thousand tonnes to 7,000 tonnes) with advancements in the shipping industry and improvements in equipment, safety, and new policies and regulations. Even with these advancements, there is still a need for spill cleanup. Traditional cleanup methods such as booms and skimmers or chemical dispersants leave behind thin films that can cause considerable ecosystem damage. Furthermore, the chemical dispersants can be just as toxic, if not more toxic, to the environment as the oil that it seeks to treat.
Publisher
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Series/Report Name or Number
Waste utilization
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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  • http://hdl.handle.net/2142/113450
  • http://hdl.handle.net/2142/113451

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