{"id":272,"date":"2010-05-23T18:06:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T01:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/?p=272"},"modified":"2015-08-28T12:44:16","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T17:44:16","slug":"a-unique-oil-spill-cleanup-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/2010\/05\/a-unique-oil-spill-cleanup-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"A unique oil spill cleanup solution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There have been many proposed helpful solutions to help clean up the oil that is spreading across the Gulf including oil booms, fires, dispersing agents and several others.<\/p>\n

One of the more unique solutions come from hair salons collecting human hair from their hair cuts to be used to soak up the oil.\u00a0 Now a Dallas pet groomer is doing the same with pet hair.<\/p>\n

The Petropolitan<\/a> is collecting an incredible amount of pet hair that will be shipped south on June 10 to be made into a hair boom which will be placed on shorelines to collect oil that makes it to the shore.<\/p>\n

“A hair boom is a piece of pantyhose shoved full of about 20 pounds of pet and human hair. According to Petropolitan co-owner Chris Watts, 20 pounds of pet hair can collect 200 pounds of oil. The bags of hair will be shipped to representatives of the non-profit Matter of Trust<\/a>, who have been given approval by the Coast Guard to donate booms for the coast.”<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, engineers working to clean up the oil spill just announced they will not use hair booms in their efforts as they feel their commercial booms work better.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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