At 6:41 PM -0500 1/17/00, [email protected] wrote:
The bacteria "eats" oil. He became the US
distributor. It's kind of like kitty litter, but you don't have to sweep
this stuff up because it dissolves along with the oil that you spread it on.
Basically, you sprinkle it on the oil and walk away. Come back 5 minutes
later, and there is nothing there, not even a stain. I got a
demonstration...too cool. Hasn't hit the market yet, though, as all of the
oil companies(Mobil, Shell, Exxon, etc.) are fighting over the rights to sell
it.
Hmmm, what if some gets in your engine? Does your car then
need a shot of penicillin? Doctor help, my car's infected with the
the oil-eating bacteria!
Seriously, though, sounds interesting. But it would be worth
a tremendous amount if it works on a large scale (tanker) spill, not
just in your driveway. I'm sure it would have to be used in
conjuction with, and not instead of, other clean-up techniques, but
it sounds like it could potentially save millions in clean-up costs
for one large spill. It would be the Holy Grail for the oil companies.
Lee
W. Lee Hendrick
[email protected]
http://soliton.ucsd.edu/~hendrick/
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