(Florida Tech, Nov 12, 2020)
Novel research now underway at Florida Tech may lead to a new, important future for these underappreciated bits of plastic – with the Indian River Lagoon as the beneficiary
Ocean engineering and marine sciences assistant professor Austin Fox and graduate oceanography student Abbey Gering are working on an Indian River Lagoon water treatment that will feature mesh bags filled with bottle caps. Their hope is that these caps will provide an environment to promote the growth of good bacteria which would help remove excess nitrogen. Click here to read the entire research effort.