New Wastewater Technology to Clean Great Barrier Reef With Macroalgae

New Wastewater Technology to Clean Great Barrier Reef With Macroalgae
This aerial photo shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia on Dec. 2, 2017. Kyodo News via AP
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Australian researchers have come up with a new wastewater technology to clean the waterways of the Great Barrier Reef, one of the nation’s most precious natural assets.

Developed by biotechnology company Pacific Bio, the RegenAqua technology uses native Australian seaweed and macroalgae, combined with sunlight, to remove harmful nutrients from wastewater before it enters waterways and pollutes the Great Barrier Reef.

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