These Incredible Tiny Islands Suck Pollution Out of Water

[OnlinePoker]

Cleaning up dirty water has been on the agenda of many scientists lately. That’s no surprise—water pollution poses a health risk pretty much everywhere, especially in developing countries, where kids play among sewage, workers toil in muck daily, and millions die from drinking contaminated water every year. Scotland-based Biomatrix Water offers one more innovative way to clean up the mess: installing islands that suck up pollution from the water they're floating in.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/07/12/incredible-tiny-islands-suck-pollution-out-water?cmpid=ait-fb

[NV Whino]

1. These are great

I can see them being used in ponds as well.

[gejohnston]

2. man learning from nature rather than

reinventing the wheel and building high tech filters and pumps.