Science Daily | Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills Science Daily PNNL microbiologist Robert Jeters sprinkles PNNL's chemically modified sawdust onto a small oil spill inside the Arctic simulation lab, where researchers mimic extreme freezing conditions and make icy slush that is similar to what is found on the ... Sprinkling of sawdust could soak up Arctic oil spills |