Cockroaches and maggots might be able to turn an invasive seaweed into a high quality compost, finds a new experimental study which provides hope for the environment and the circular economy
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0311483
Article Title: Invertebrate composting quality of the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae , prospects for its bio-recycling, management and circular economy
Author Countries: Spain
Funding: All the financial support has been received by professor Jose Carlos García-Gómez and any funder have influence in the research. The details are: - JCGG (68/83 / 4081/0171) Organization of American States ( https://www.oas.org/en/ ). - JCGG (68/83 / 4358/0171) Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla ( https://www.puertodesevilla.com/ ). - JCGG (68/83 / 3850/0171) Diputación Provincial de Cádiz ( https://www.dipucadiz.es/ ). - JCGG (PRJ201903535) Fundación CEPSA ( https://www.cepsa.com/es/ ). - JCGG (68/83 / 3608/0171) Fundación ENDESA ( https://www.endesa.com/es ). - JCGG (PRJ201903717) Red Eléctrica de España ( https://www.ree.es/es ). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Invertebrate composting quality of the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae, prospects for its bio-recycling, management and circular economy
23-Oct-2024
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. In fact, the technological solutions implemented here have been produced exclusively under research guidelines. The authors do not have any shareholding in any composting company, nor do they charge any subsidies for the removal of the invasive algae. There are also no political or ideological interests that could affect the research.