06. 19. 2020
NEWS: Hemp cleaning up Florida’s algae-filled waterways

Two researchers in Florida, US are working to develop a method of hydroponically growing hemp that can not only provide a viable crop but also clean up the state’s algae-filled waterways.

Algae blooms, some of which are toxic, have become a recurring threat to the state’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Okeechobee, which passes the deadly toxins on to connecting waterways and even the Atlantic coast.
In this experiment, the hemp plants’ roots hang down into the water, sucking up naturally occuring nitrogen and phosphorus, the two primary substances causing the toxicity in the lake.

The research will show just how much of those two nutrients each plant removes from the water. Researchers then will calculate how much can be cleaned up by larger plantings.

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Two researchers in Florida, US are working to develop a method of hydroponically growing hemp that can not only provide a viable crop but also clean up the state’s algae-filled waterways.

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19. 04. 2022 ― Joining Climate-KIC as Partners!

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Hemp the Climate joins forces with Climate-KIC – Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

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We are pleased to welcome our new Member of the Board of Directors – Clara Guasch Sastre.

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15. 01. 2021 ― Mention in the Insight Issue by Elisava Research

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Insight Issue is an innovation report released periodically by Elisava Research, a team of design and engineering university researchers, based in Catalunya.

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19. 06. 2020 ― NEWS: Hemp cleaning up Florida’s algae-filled waterways

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Two researchers in Florida, US are working to develop a method of hydroponically growing hemp that can not only provide a viable crop but also clean up the state’s algae-filled waterways.

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