SciDev.Net: Biodiversity of wetlands may help keep water clean
Conserving biodiversity could help shield waterways against nitrogen pollution, says a study that showed how streams with more species are better at removing excess nutrients from water.
The findings imply that developing countries that keep rivers and lakes species-rich could save money on water treatment, Bradley Cardinale, author of the study and an aquatic ecologist from the University of Michigan, United States, told SciDev.Net.
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Biodiversity may clean up water
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 8th, 2011
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