low polarity organic chemicals in one embodiment the hydrocarbons or low polarity organic chemicals occur in the form of a spill on a surface such as a body of water when the triblock copolymer mixes with the hydrocarbons or low polarity organic chemicals the triblock copolymer absorbs the hydrocarbons or low polarity organic chemicals to form a mat this mat can then easily be recovered for the purpose of exemplification and without limitation the hydrocarbon or low polarity organic chemical may be any of at least one of oils waxes hydrocarbons fuels crude oils bitumen edible oils edible waxes saturated aliphatic unsaturated aliphatic napthenic aromatic substituted oxygen derivatives of alcohols phenols ethers ether alcohols epoxides esters ester derivatives aldehydes acetals ketones ketals nitrogen containing derivatives of amines nitrites sulfur containing derivatives of mercaptans disulfides heterocyclic derivatives of disulfides halocarbons organosilanes halosilanes silicones agricultural chemicals industrial chemicals chemical warfare agents or chemicals derived from petroleum ideally the triblock elastomer should recover 100 of the oil or hydrocarbon from a surface or leave only very low ppm of substance on the surface to be cleaned the elastomer should retain the hydrocarbon or low polarity organic chemical without bleeding the elastomer hydrocarbon or low polarity organic chemical ratio by weight of the present invention ranges from as 1 1 to about 1 15 depending on the specific hydrocarbon or low polarity organic chemical in applications where oil bleed is acceptable or the amount.