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In our trials of various flowers, giant marigolds stood out as the most successful, producing long, marketable stems and large blooms.
Water pollution is caused in large part by runoff from farms, urban lawns, and even septic tanks.
The 2020 Biscayne Bay fish kill, the largest mass death of aquatic life on record for the region, serves as a stark reminder of this growing environmental issue.
We floated 4-by-6-foot (1.2-by-1.8-meter) mats of inexpensive polyethylene foam called Beemats in 620-gallon (2,300-liter) outdoor test tanks that mirrored water conditions of nearby polluted waterways.
Our promising findings show floating cut-flower farms could be a sustainable option for mitigating water pollution.
One of us (Locke-Rodriguez) is expanding this research and working to scale up floating farms in South Florida as a demonstration of what could take place in the many locations facing similar issues worldwide.
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In our trials of various flowers, giant marigolds stood out as the most successful, producing long, marketable stems and large blooms.
Water pollution is caused in large part by runoff from farms, urban lawns, and even septic tanks.
The 2020 Biscayne Bay fish kill, the largest mass death of aquatic life on record for the region, serves as a stark reminder of this growing environmental issue.
We floated 4-by-6-foot (1.2-by-1.8-meter) mats of inexpensive polyethylene foam called Beemats in 620-gallon (2,300-liter) outdoor test tanks that mirrored water conditions of nearby polluted waterways.
Our promising findings show floating cut-flower farms could be a sustainable option for mitigating water pollution.
One of us (Locke-Rodriguez) is expanding this research and working to scale up floating farms in South Florida as a demonstration of what could take place in the many locations facing similar issues worldwide.
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