Sujet : Re: Sargassum
De : mds (at) *nospam* bogus.nodomain.nowhere (Mike Spencer)
Groupes : sci.miscDate : 29. Nov 2024, 05:49:07
Autres entêtes
Organisation : Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop
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JAB <
here@is.invalid> writes:
In 2018, Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley declared sargassum a
national emergency.
Now, a pioneering group of Caribbean scientists and environmentalists
hope to turn the tide on the problem by transforming the troublesome
algae into a lucrative biofuel.
Or soil amendment, retrieving nutrients sequestered and carried ashore
for agriculture. Alleged arsenic content (Wikipedia) might be a
problem when dealing with kiloton quantities.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czr71vpz4ypo
-- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada