To clean up an oil spill, we used a multistep process: First, we soaked up as much of the oil as possible with cat litter. Then, after removing the litter, we saturated the stain with Simple Green ...

Booms set up at Matadero Creek in Palo Alto, the site of a fuel spill that occurred on May 6 ... of total petroleum hydrocarbons-diesel per liter on June 28 and 30. Samples taken on July 7 ...

If an oil spill happens, grab a box of clay-based cat litter and cover the spill thoroughly. For a small spill, let the litter sit for 30 minutes, or an hour for larger spills, as it absorbs the oil ...

Contain the spill. Make a dike around the outside edges of the spill. Use absorbent materials such as vermiculite, cat litter, or spill pillows. 4. Absorb the liquid. Add absorbents to the spill, ...

Immediately after working with osmium tetroxide, decontaminate any spills with kitty litter soaked with corn oil. Dispose of contaminated kitty litter as hazardous waste. Wipe down the area with ...

Discarded cigarette butts and piles of burning yard waste are two of the most common culprits of human-caused wildfires.

It’s time for companies to clean up the mess of platforms and pipelines that litter our beautiful marine environment ... off California that have been shut down since a 2015 oil spill from a pipeline.

A massive oil spill off the coast of the Philippines has forced thousands of fishermen out of work. The MT Princess Empress, an industrial tanker, sank off the Philippine coast near the island of ...

As of July 15, the average price of gasoline in the world was $1.33 per liter – or $5.02 per gallon ... agreements to taxes and tariffs. And oil spills destroy supply and require a labor ...

And residents track and send photos of litter, lack of upkeep, appliance problems, and oil spills. "I'm always being told that they need to get permission from the owner or that an external vendor ...

Recent restaurant inspection reports from Beaumont Public Health reveal mostly minor issues among the establishments.

"We look at the vision in the department to maintain the ability to operate into the future without decline," said David Asiello.