Posts for tag "oil spill"
Buoy-Based Solutions: Strengthening Kentucky’s Emergency Response Efforts
When Kentucky’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) has to act quickly in response to chemical and oil spills in the Commonwealth, they rely on small, easily deployable buoys to collect critical data that help minimize and evaluate damages...
- Posted January 6, 2025
Exploring the Link between Biodiversity and Species’ Recovery After Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico
The ACER study utilized many types of data to explore the relationship between biodiversity and resilience for Gulf Coast flora and fauna following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Biodiversity study subjects were from a wide range and included...
- Posted September 3, 2019
Cleaning Oil Spills with Materials Inspired By the Salvinia Effect
A new material inspired by the Salvinia plant may offer new hope for cleaning up oil spills and other superhydrophobic applications.
- Posted April 26, 2018
