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Duckweed has a natural ability to thrive in and purify polluted water and is amongst the fastest-growing plants.
20 Apr 2020
The ‘Brainwaves’ project, which is being led by University 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.