Cleaning oil spills with paper mill sludge
Millions of tons of paper industry waste could soon be reused into a green solution to mop up oil or chemical spills.
Mopping up oil spills
Human hair, wool and corn cobs have been used to mop up oil spills. Now waste paper joins the list, thanks to a new project
Prof. Jordy Sunyer "The role of environmental pollutants in our daily life is something completely new"
Prof. Jordi Sunyer is an expert in environmental pollution and cardiorespiratory diseases and the effects of pollutants on child neurobehavioral development
Growing Ecologic Buildings
Non-residential buildings are becoming the new frontier of ecoconstruction. In Ljubljana, Slovenia, a shopping mall has been powered with renewable energy sources. (Apr. '08)