Iris plants may help clean waste water.
August 27th, 2009
Using floating vegetation to remove nutrients from fishery wastewater is being tested by Agricultural Research Service scientists, ScienceDaily reported.
The researchers’ long-term goal is to develop a system to treat the wastewater, return it to ponds for reuse, and use the nutrients to produce biomass or plant material.
Twelve different plant species … some home garden plants … are currently being tested: St. Augustine grass, Tifton 85 bermudagrass, common bermudagrass, cannas, iris, bamboo, bulrush, cattail, bordergrass, napiergrass, reeds and maidencane. Iris is the best performer so far.
Read the entire article at www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090131124137.htm
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