Oil spill innovation… from the desert

Oil spills can be disastrous, but as one pollution response operator put it “you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t” when it comes to using dispersants.

The cacti for the new dispersant will need harvesting by robust, commercial machinery... but it won’t compete with food crops. Photo: University of South Florida

Oil spills can be disastrous, but as one pollution response operator put it “you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t” when it comes to using dispersants.