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Duckweed has a natural ability to thrive in and purify polluted water and is amongst the fastest-growing plants.
20 Aib 2020
The ‘Brainwaves’ project, which is being led by ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork, will use duckweed to treat wastewater, typically slurry, from both beef and dairy farms.
Duckweed has a natural ability to thrive in and purify polluted water and is amongst the fastest-growing plants.
It is also edible and considered a supply of animal feed which is high in protein, making it a promising feed-stock to replace costly soybean.