Detta 100% naturliga material används för att torka upp havsföroreningar

15 mars, 2021 0 av Bra Nyheter

Så smart att använda något som bara slängs annars till att städa upp utsläpp i haven. Hår absorberar olja så det är ett utmärkt sätt att få upp det som har spillts ut i hav.

Hair is superior in many ways to manufactured materials often used to soak up spills. It costs nothing to produce, is biodegradable and there is an inexhaustible supply (hair grows on us at a rate of roughly 1cm a month). It can be washed so that hair sponges can be used again and again.

This 100% natural material is being used to mop up ocean pollution

Ocean Your hair could be being used to help clean up ocean oil spills. Image: Unsplash/Yoann Boyer Senior Writer, Formative Content Stay up to date: Ocean Follow Human hair was used to soak up oil from the ship MV Wakashio off Mauritius, last August. Image: Reuters Hairdressers collecting bags of hair in Saint-Zacharie, France.