Appeal for hair to soak up spill
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Concerned residents have pitched in to clear up the oil spill at Samet Island and are now campaigning for donations of hair to soak up the spill.
The call was spread over social networks including Facebook and Twitter for barbershops and beauty salons to donate the hair.
The hair would be stuffed into nylon stockings to form a “hair boom” and placed in areas of the spill to soak it up.
In a posting on Pantip.com, a member called for hair donation to Assa Engineering And Service Co Ltd (Address: 104/6 7 Thapma Amphoe Muang Rayong). #http://pantip.com/topic/30779957
The posting also included a video clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHuWyFVo62o, which gives the instruction on how to make a hair boom, which is more effective in absorbing oil than a conventional boom.
