Hartbeespoort Dam's ecological crisis continues despite intensive cleanup efforts The Hartbeespoort Dam continues to suffer from severe, near-continuous ecological degradation characterized

Hartbeespoort Dam in #SouthAfrica is being choked by invasive #aquaticplants, like water hyacinth - driven by nutrient #pollution & poor #watermanagement - turning a once-thriving ecosystem into a degraded, oxygen-depleted system.

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Aquatic plant helps remove antibiotics from polluted river water A study finds an aquatic plant can reduce antibiotics in river water and lower genetic damage in fish, though risks remain.

Researchers in #Brazil are examining how #aquaticplants (Salvinia auriculata) can act like a natural filter - removing some #antibiotics from #river water & even reducing

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