Learn about conservation strategies from the water bureau. Design and publish a water-saving tip sheet to distribute to parents and community residents, and create a coloring book illustrating the tips for the communityâs youngest residents. How to Teach Children about Water Conservation http://www.ehow ...
Scientists on a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico are finding a substantial layer of oily sediment stretching for dozens of miles in all directions. Their discovery suggests that a lot of oil from the Deepwater Horizon didn't simply evaporate or dissipate into the water â it has settled to the seafloor.oye can't yet say with certainty that the oily layer is from BP's blown-out well. The organisms that break down oil excrete mucus â copious amounts of mucus. So it's kind of like a slime highway from the surface to the bottom.
For this reason, vegetable oils that are solid at room temperature are sometimes called vegetable fats. Vegetable oils are composed of triglycerides, as contrasted with waxes which lack glycerin in their structure. Although many plant parts may yield oil, in commercial practice, oil is extracted primarily from seeds. Corn oil, one of the most common cooking oils. 2  As of 2006 the US produced about 1.09 million metric tons of corn oil, which is used for cooking oil, salad dressing, margarine, mayonnaise, prepared goods like spaghetti sauce and baking mixes, and to fry prepared foods like potato chips and French fries.