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Environment & Ecology

Prelims 2011

Recently, "oil zapper" was in the news. What is it?

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Explanation

Oilzapper is used to get rid of oil from a surface. Oil Zapping is a bio-remediation technique involving the use of oil zapping bacteria.

Oilzapper feeds on hydrocarbon compounds present in crude oil and the hazardous hydrocarbon waste generated by oil refineries. It converts oil sludges into harmless CO2 and water.

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