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National Geographic: Late last week coastal geologist Rip Kirby was on the seashore as part of an effort to detect oil by shining UV lights--widely used to spot blood at crime scenes--on Gulf beaches. The method, he hopes, will allow scientists and cleanup crews to tackle hard-to-spot oil, such as crude mixed with mud or light stains on sand, that's washed ashore from the sinking of the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig. Under UV light, clean sand appears purple or black. Some minerals, such as calcium ......
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Photos: Glowing Oil Could Aid Gulf Spill Cleanup
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 8th, 2010
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