Newly Discovered Bacteria Could Aid Oil Cleanup

suraj.sun passes along news from Oregon State University, where researchers have discovered a new strain of bacteria that may be able to aid cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. The bacteria "can produce non-toxic, comparatively inexpensive 'rhamnolipids,' and effectively help degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs — environmental pollutants that are one of the most harmful aspects of oil spills. Because of its unique characteristics, this new bacterial strain could be of considerable value in the long-term cleanup of the massive Gulf Coast oil spill, scientists say." In related news, Kevin Costner's centrifugal separator technology has gotten approval for deployment; now it is only waiting on funding from BP.

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Re:problem is with collecting, not separating

[beakerMeep]

If Kevin Costner was selling a machine that can suck up cubic miles of water, that would be newsworthy

Must.....resist.....Waterworld.....joke....

Re:This mess is just too much

[Surt]

Whack jobs. I mean seriously, who lives there post katrina?