A floating sponge could help remove harmful algal blooms

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Source: Adapted from ACS ES&T Water 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00202

A floating sponge in a charcoal-like powder and paired with an oxidizing agent destroys over 85% of algal cells from lake and river water samples.

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