Oil Spill Cleanup Methods: Aquatic Ferns May Have Cleansing Properties To Absorb Oil While Repelling Water International Business Times Scientists in Germany are exploring how aquatic plants can help clean up oil spills and there appears to be some potential in water plants. The team of researchers, who published their findings in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, looked at a ... Scientists explore oil clean-up properties of aquatic ferns |