Factoid/2018/10/04
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Oil Sludge Pollution- Unavoidable Part of Petroleum Industry
- "Nanoparticles derived from green mango peel could be the key to remediating oil sludge in contaminated soil according to new research from the University of South Australia. 'Last year, global oil production reached a new record of 92.6 million barrels per day, but despite improvements in control technologies, oil refineries unavoidably continue to generate large volumes of oil sludge,' Dr Desalegn says. 'Oil contamination can present cytotoxic, mutagenic and potentially carcinogenic conditions for all living things, including people. What’s more, the toxicity and physical properties of oil change over time, which means the process of weathering can expose new, and evolved toxins.' - Excerpt from University of South Australia.
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