A number of the comments presented have merit but what you are asking poses a number of questions; any of which could use the technologies being suggested as part of a solution. Step #1 would be to stop the pollution at the source i.e. keep it from further contaminating the local ecosystem. Step #2 involves remedial activity which could include physical removal of the gross amount of contaminants in conjunction with microbial activity in order to remove the trace amounts, which still could represent significant volumes based upon the Ogoniland model. Imbibitive Technologies does not profess to have the panacea solution for the problem posed but our oil-sensitive, super-absorbent polymers, called Imbiber Beads have demonstrated their ability to capture and contain a broad range of the organic chemicals spectrum, including crude oil. Imbiber Beads can be used to immobilize contaminants in-situ without the threat of them leaching their contents; thereby localizing the release and preventing further contamination of the surrounding area. When mixed with crude oil and sand, for example, they will create a non-leaching material that can be used in road beds and footpaths; basically eliminating the liquid phase. In the event Imbiber Beads are used to absorb/imbibe crude oil they transform the oil into a semi-solid material that can literally be picked up in chunks, taken to a refinery and reclaimed through simple thermal recycling methodologies; effectively "closing the environmental loop". Imbiber Beads were originally a Dow Chemical invention back in the 1960s. Our Science Team are all ex-Dow Chemical scientists and engineers. More information can be obtained at our website - www.imbiberbeads.com.

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A number of the comments presented have merit but what you are asking poses a number of questions; any of which could use the technologies being suggested as part of a solution. Step #1 would be to stop the pollution at the source i.e. keep it from further contaminating the local ecosystem. Step #2 involves remedial activity which could include physical removal of the gross amount of contaminants in conjunction with microbial activity in order to remove the trace amounts, which still could represent significant volumes based upon the Ogoniland model. Imbibitive Technologies does not profess to have the panacea solution for the problem posed but our oil-sensitive, super-absorbent polymers, called Imbiber Beads have demonstrated their ability to capture and contain a broad range of the organic chemicals spectrum, including crude oil. Imbiber Beads can be used to immobilize contaminants in-situ without the threat of them leaching their contents; thereby localizing the release and preventing further contamination of the surrounding area. When mixed with crude oil and sand, for example, they will create a non-leaching material that can be used in road beds and footpaths; basically eliminating the liquid phase. In the event Imbiber Beads are used to absorb/imbibe crude oil they transform the oil into a semi-solid material that can literally be picked up in chunks, taken to a refinery and reclaimed through simple thermal recycling methodologies; effectively "closing the environmental loop". Imbiber Beads were originally a Dow Chemical invention back in the 1960s. Our Science Team are all ex-Dow Chemical scientists and engineers. More information can be obtained at our website - www.imbiberbeads.com. 

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