Video: Human hair used to clean up oil spills
It sounds odd, but it actually works. That's why the charity Matter of Trust is collecting truckloads of hair from all across the country.
Thu, Jun 18 2009 at 4:52 PM EST
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03/10/2010 20:21 PM
this acually helped me on my science project! my question is Can hair help remove oil spill? i got my answer! thnks! rock on!
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06/22/2009 07:17 AM
A group of intrepid volunteers has embarked on a project to clean up oil at San Francisco’s beaches using an unusual, yet totally organic, method of waste removal: hair mats and mushrooms. Using mats made of hair, the volunteers are able to absorb slicks of oil on the shore that have washed up since the Cosco Busan cargo ship sideswiped the base of the Bay Bridge last week, spilling 58,000 gallons of oil. That large amount of oil! With the .... More
