New 'Swiss Army knife' cleans up water pollution
First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from water
02-Jun-2021 -
Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen. Meanwhile, farmers worldwide are coming to terms with a dwindling reserve of phosphate fertilizers that feed half the world's food ...
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