Cleaning oil spill with hay?

[wildcard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5SxX2EntEo&feature=player_embedded

[mick silver]

wildcard i dont see why hay would not work .. last night a bud of mine said that too me used hay

[wildcard]

I remember something about people using hay in their ponds to kill scum. So as hay decomposes it releases something? Could be a factor.

*ah here we go:

link to barley hay as algaecide (http://www.examiner.com/x-4401-Connecticut-Nature-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Using-barley-straw-to-control-pond-algae)

[Dave Thomas]

I'm wondering if the loosely packed hay creates a type of wicking effect that draws the oil to it, or breaks the surface tension of the water.

Based on the speed of their tests it looks mechanical to me.

[willie pete]

Looks like the Hay may be a good idea, I was thinking they could also string small bales together in addition to spreading it over the surface

[wildcard]

This would be a boon to farmers I'm sure.

[StackerKen]

This would be a boon to farmers I'm sure.


and Truckers

I know one that hauls hay....its slow these days