Tag Archives: Oceans

Mexican Scientists Develop Technology to Clean up Oil Spills

XINHUA Scientists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have developed a new technique that can clean up oil, as well as radioactive substances, fertilizers, drugs and other pollutants dumped in the ocean. The innovative technique involves nanotubes made from halloysite, a naturally occurring clay mineral, and magnetite, a highly magnetic mineral. “We can apply a magnetic field to

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Garnier, Walmart Launch Campaign to Clean up Oaxaca Beaches

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Garnier, a division of L’Oréal Paris, in conjunction with Walmart México and the World Research Institute (WRI), a global environmental organization that works with governments and private organizations to protect nature, launched a Mexico-wide program on Sept. 15 to raise money to clean up a portion of Oaxaca’s beaches. The program consists of Garnier donating 1 peso

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