In an accompanying editorial, Edward Livingston of the University of Texas says the relatively small influence of volume on success of the transplants raises a big question.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Hershkowitz says,ideally, the Gulf cleanup's oily trash should be disposed of in an energy-producing furnace, but there are currently no facilities large enough to handle the volume of waste being generated by the cleanup efforts.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05