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5,000-Mile Sargassum Bloom Approaches Florida, Forcing Adaption

“If you haven’t heard of the great Atlantic sargassum belt, or even if you have, chances are high that you’ll see it pop into your news feed at least once this summer,” reported NPR. “After a decade of record-breaking blooms, 2023’s sargassum mass is again shaping up to cause headaches (literally and figuratively) for beachside towns and tourists.”

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Algae Could Be The Solution To Abandoned Mine Wastewater Problems

“A scientific research project is using algae to extract biofuel and precious metals from toxic water in abandoned mines, while simultaneously restoring the ecological health of the area,” Positive.News reported. “Algae is cultivated within the water to remove harmful elements, such as arsenic and cadmium — some of which can be recycled back into the electronics industry — with the remaining waste transformed into biofuel and fertilizer.”

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Many Believe Water Dowsing Works, Even If It’s Stranger Than Fiction

While many consumers and water experts alike may have their doubts about water dowsing, the use of Y-shaped or L-shaped “divining rods” to locate buried water has endured for centuries. Though studies have sought to reveal more about this ancient practice, evidence that it truly works remains dubious.

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In Positive Trend For Water Quality, Great Barrier Reef Sets Record For Recovery 

The health of the Great Barrier Reef is a prominent gauge for the overall health of our planet, and the impacts that trends like global warming and pollution are having on the world’s source water. Many scientists were surprised to see this latest recovery, as the reef — along with many of the world’s drinking water sources — has been imperiled by these trends recently.

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Teen Wins Google Science Fair For Microplastic Removal Method

An imaginative and enterprising young man may have just cracked the code for battling one of the world’s most pervasive and difficult-to-treat water contaminants, as 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira took home the top prize at the Google Science Fair for his technique of removing microplastics.

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Large Boat ‘Scrubbers’ Clean The Air At The Expense Of Source Water Quality

While the use of exhaust “scrubbers” on seabound vessels may be benefiting air quality, it now seems that this trend is coming at the expense of the world’s source water. “The toxins do not just disappear,” The Guardian reported. “Aside from being acidic, scrubbers contain heavy metals that accumulate in marine food chains… What most concerns experts, though, are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These have been linked to several types of cancers and reproductive dysfunction in marine animals.”

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