Oil Spill Secret Weapon - Dish Washing Detergent
#1 June 18, 7:18 pm
Oil Spill Secret Weapon - Dish Washing Detergent

Dawn dishwashing detergent saves wildlife

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 The bird in the Photograph is almost unrecognizable: It's a dark, dripping shape stuck in the sticky Deepwater Horizon spill. Animal rescue organizations think it is just one of what could be thousands of birds caught in the oil flooding the Gulf of Mexico.
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For 32 years, the International Bird Rescue Research Center has had a surprise weapon in the battle against the oil: Dawn dishwashing detergent.

Read more: Washington Post

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