Our research and resource page is dedicated to those who want to dive deeper into both the background and the science of the Clean Wave Program. Click on the links to read official research papers we collaborated on, pilot studies we conducted, educational activities, hair donations, and more.

This is the home for all of the program’s research papers, lesson plans, demo videos, FAQs, flyers, and more!

You can find our catalogue of products here

Oil-heavy water about to enter storm drain after rainfall. (In need of a hair mat!)

• ScienceDaily Article: Oil Spill Clean-up gets Doggone Hairy
• Decontaminating Terrestrial Oil Spills: A Comparative Assessment of Dog Fur, Human Hair, Peat Moss and Polypropylene Sorbents.
• University of Technology Sydney, Australia Research on Human Hair as an Oil Spill Sorbent, see Journal of Env. Science article below for published results.
• Journal of Environmental Science Research Article Comparative Effectiveness of Natural By-Products and Synthetic Sorbents in Oil Spill Booms
• Air Force Civil Engineering Center and Matter of Trust Research Collaboration
• Inlet Guard Storm Drain Maintenance Pilot Report
• Biodegradation of Medium Chain Hydrocarbons Research Paper
• EPA Letter to Phil McCrory – oil spill hair mat inventor
• NASA Test Results on hair mats – original patent now expired and open source
• Use of hair mesh for oil spill management International Journal of Creative Research Thought
• Hair Force Research Call, August 4th, 2022. Please email us for the password.
• Hair Force Research Call, January 17th, 2023. Please email us for the password.

• Hair mats to maintain the moisture of the soil, Study with avocados plants, Chile
• Hair mats to increase food production, study in Atacama Desert, Chile
• Soil Remediation report, San Francisco National Park, California
• Nitrogen resease of hair in the soil, Stephanie Hodgson
• Human Hair as a Nutrient Source for Horticultural Crops, Valtcho D. Zheljazkov, Juan L. Silva, Mandar Patel, Jelena Stojanovic,
  Youkai Lu, Taejo Kim, and Thomas Horgan
• Water saving report, Alpens, Catalonia

• The use of human hair waste as a phenol biosorbent, Fawzi A Banat, Sameer Al-Asheh
• Use of Chemically Treated Human Hair Wastes for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water, Helan Zhang,, Fernando Carrillo-Navarrete, Montserrat López-Mesas and Cristina Palet 1
• Novel use of human hair as fiber in concrete, Naraindas Bheela, Paul Awoyerab, Oluwatobi Alukoc, Santosh Mahrod, Amelec Viloriae, Carlos Alberto Severiche Sierra
• Sound absorption of hair mat, Idiem (spanish)
• Fire resistance of hair mat, Dictuc (spanish)
• Thermal conductivity, Idiem (spanish)

• Purchase Sample of Industrial Hair Mats
• Teacher / Student Oil Spill Clean Up Lesson Plan / Handout
• Cosco Busan and BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills Photo Galleries
• FAQs for how to Donate Hair, Fur, Fleece, etc.
• What can I (my kid, classroom, scout troop..) do to help the clean wave program?
• Oil Spill Demo
• Tech sheet of “Hair mats as Oil Spill Sorbent”
• Tech sheet of “Hair mats for Agriculture use”
• Tech sheet of “Hair mats for Insulation in housing”

• Newest Clean Wave Flyer
• Do you have oil leaks or spills? Flyer
• Looking for a green job/business opportunities Flyer
• Pet Groomer’s Poster
• Hair Salon Poster
• Fleece and Fiber Poster
• Products’ flyer