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The floating wetland in a holding lagoon at Westernport Water wastewater treatment plant on Phillip Island, southeastern Australia. CREDIT RMIT University

Floating Plant Rafts Cut Wastewater Emissions Fast

A raft of native reeds anchored across an Australian wastewater lagoon began slashing greenhouse gases within months, well before it managed to strip out any extra nutrients from the water.