Brown algae with associated bacteria will help in cleaning the Black Sea from fuel oil after tanker crashes. This cleaning method is proposed by the Murmansk Biological Institute (MMBI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, reports the press service of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI).
After an oil spill, algae block the oil slick, and then, with the help of bacteria, begin to process the resulting pollution.
In areas of fuel oil spills, it is proposed to install vertical and horizontal ropes with algae woven into them. Bacteria living in plants decompose petroleum products, which are then absorbed by algae. With this method, the sea will be cleaned.
Absorbing petroleum products and filtering heavy metals, brown algae and the bacteria living on them do not wither, but, on the contrary, gain weight and even multiply.
ASI Chief Operating Officer Georgy Belozerov said that there are no ready-made comprehensive solutions for eliminating the consequences of a fuel oil spill in the water area and on the coast at the moment in the world. According to him, it is necessary to use new experimental solutions based on already existing scientific developments. ASI has launched a selection of innovative solutions to eliminate the consequences of the environmental disaster.
On December 15, in the Kerch Strait area during a storm, an accident occurred to the tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239. According to the Ministry of Transport, about 2.4 thousand tons of oil products ended up in the sea.
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