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New Report Examines Safety of Using Dispersants in Oil Spill Cleanups

April 16, 2019

The team was able to establish how long the chemical lingers and what health effects it has on various organisms

Cleaning Up Oil Using Magnets

April 2, 2019

Iron oxide particles are very attractive to hydrocarbons

What Oil Leaves Behind in 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water Every Day in U.S.

March 21, 2019

New Purdue University technology is designed to help clean and purify water used in oil refinement

USGS Identifies Largest Continuous Oil and Gas Resource Potential Ever

December 7, 2018

Estimates include 46.3 billion barrels of oil and 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas

Location of Wastewater Disposal Drives Induced Seismicity at US Oil Sites

November 1, 2018

The research reviewed data on wastewater disposal for oil sites in Oklahoma, eastern Montana, western North Dakota, Texa...

Wood Sponge Soaks Up Oil from Water

October 25, 2018

Sponges made from wood can selectively absorb oil, and then can be squeezed out and used again

Green Mango Peel: A Slick Solution for Oil Contaminated Soils

October 1, 2018

Remediating oil sludge via nanoparticlces made from green mango peel

Cash, Carbon, Crude: How to Make Oil Fields Bury Emissions

September 19, 2018

Stanford study highlights a path and price to coax emissions back into oil reservoirs

New Results of Deepwater Horizon Research to Protect Marine Life Against Future Oil Spills

June 28, 2018

The University of South Florida continues to play an integral role in discovering the extent of damage caused by the 2010 Dee...

Living Sensor Can Potentially Prevent Environmental Disasters from Fuel Spills

March 20, 2018

Scientists are developing technology that would alert pipeline managers about leaks as soon as failure begins

Researchers Detect Pathogenic Bacteria in Texas Groundwater Near Natural Gas Extraction Sites

November 22, 2017

The University of Texas at Arlington have found harmful pathogenic bacteria in Texas groundwater near unconventional natural ...

A New Way to Mix Oil and Water

November 10, 2017

Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions

Researchers Have Created an Effective Solution for Collecting Spilled Petroleum

November 9, 2017

Chemists from the RUDN University have synthesized new surfactants and the compounds obtained can efficiently collect spilled...

MicroLab® Version 11 Software from Spectro Scientific Offers Improved Performance and New Features That Enhance Onsite Oil Analysis Capabilities

September 28, 2017

Version 11 software brings improved performance through new signal processing methods and features that provide additional ca...

Microbe Mystery Solved: What Happened to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Plume

June 28, 2017

Berkeley Lab researchers simulate spill, discover new bacterium, map microbe activity

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