Jacksonville fights algae with 'floating gardens’
The experimental mats use grasses and weeds as natural water scrubbers to filter pollutants.
By James Cannon
Hoping to stem harmful algae blooms in the St. Johns River, Jacksonville is experimenting with a natural way of filtering out contaminants.
The answer may lie in floating gardens of specially selected grasses and weeds that serve as high-powered water scrubbers.
Initial testing by a company is being done at a retention pond near Talleyrand Avenue, and so far Jacksonville city officials are optimistic.
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