Color-coded bacteria can spot oil spills or leaky pipes and storage tanks

Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 04:49 in Earth & Climate

Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using colour coded bacteria, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.

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