Algae from clogged waterways could serve as biofuels and fertilizer
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:00
in Earth & Climate
Water-borne algal blooms from farm fertilizer runoff can destroy aquatic life and clog rivers and lakes, but scientists will report today that they are working on a way to clean up these environmental scourges and turn them into useful products. The algae could serve as a feedstock for biofuels, and the feedstock leftovers could be recycled back into farm soil nutrients.