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Magnetic Clean up an Oil Spill
• arcleinYears later, the residue from massive oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon and the Exxon Valdez continues to harm wildlife. The methods that we currently use to clean up oil spills are wildly inadequate: Physical barriers that attempt to keep oil away from coastlines are ineffective, while chemical remedies can be even more toxic to the environment than the oil itself.