WHOI in the News
How do we deal with oil spills in the future?
The Public's Radio
Decoding Marine Oil Spills Requires Slick Detective Work
Voice of San Diego
It turns out the business of solving who may have dumped something bad into the ocean in two recent local incidents is much like solving any big crime – it takes good detective work.
Scientists Discover A New Material For Cleaning Up Oil Spills
NPR
In the middle of a battle like an oil spill, you want to have a very predictable material that is easily deployed and creates no uncertainty, says Chris Reddy, at WHOI. And these natural products carry just a lot more uncertainty. Despite this uncertainty, he says, maybe hair can teach us how to make better materials. And Georgia Tech’s David Hu says the study made him look at hair differently.
Do chemicals that disperse oil spills make the problem worse? Probably not, new study finds
Science
Quotes (Chris Reddy)
Canada: Government of Canada will make an important announcement to protect water from oil spills
ForeignAffairs.co.nz
Researchers explore use of microbes to clean oil spills
International Business Times
quotes Chris Reddy and mentions WHOI
Reckoning With Oil Spills
Chemical & Engineering News
mentions Christopher Reddy and WHOI