Finer raw cotton best for oil spill remediation, collaborative research shows

Cotton, a longtime staple crop on the South Plains and major part of the region’s economy, is growing into a new sector: environmental cleanup following oil spills. Now a new study concludes that finer raw cotton in loose form performs best for absorbing oil.

(via WSJ)

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