US Army Has A Contingency Plan For Gulf Oil Spill

As this catastrophe sets to be one of the worst oil catastrophes of all time the US Army doesn’t stay still. It plans on trapping the oil in Hesco baskets and then applying a chemical called CI Agent, which turns the oil into a gelatinous state. That solid will then be collected and turned into asphalt.

Dan Parker, the CEO of CI Agent Solutions, demonstrates how the chemical solution works:

After it’s in a solid form, there are a number of other potential uses for the new polymer, Parker explains:

Captain Matt Kelly of the US Army explains how the solution would be deployed:

The chemical is contained in the boxes, but the question remains: is chemical safe for wildlife?

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