Researchers at Texas A&M University at Galveston have a use for the hundreds of tons of stinky seaweed that have washed up on the Louisiana-Texas beaches. Tom Linton and Robert Webster, researchers who have been studying the seaweed problem for years, have adapted a farm compactor to bale the seaweed (a.k.a. sargassum) that floats atop the Gulf of Mexico and pack it into blocks similar to hay. The researchers have developed a way to use these seaweed bales to prevent beach erosion and have even found a way to remove the iodine for edible uses.
Learn more about the seaweed problem in the Gulf of Mexico and how researchers are combatting this issue.
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Learn more about the seaweed problem in the Gulf of Mexico and how researchers are combatting this issue.
The Texas A&M Foundation is a nonprofit organization that receives major gifts and manages endowments for Texas A&M University. This year, the Foundation will provide $70 million for scholarships, faculty support, leadership programs and construction projects. Request your A&M Support Kit to learn how you can make a difference at Texas A&M through a gift to the Foundation.
