WATCH: An invasion of stinking brown algae threatens Caribbean beaches

[Judi Lynn]

2018-11-10 21:44

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Brown algae called Sargassum has recently been washing up in vast amounts on some Caribbean beaches, even causing Barbados to declare a national emergency.

Once beached the sea plant starts to stink as it releases hydrogen sulphide which smells like rotten eggs. Some Mexican beaches have even put up floating anti-Sargassum barriers to keep it away from the shore.

Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek of the UNAM Institute of Ocean Science and Limnology is studying the plant to assess its impact on the environment - and says it could be a serious ecological disaster. Meanwhile other researchers are finding innovative uses for it, even as a building material.

https://www.news24.com/Green/News/watch-an-invasion-of-stinking-brown-algae-threatens-caribbean-beaches-20181110

[mr_lebowski]

1. Building things from it sounds great ... Burning it? Not so sure ...

This may be the earth reacting to an abundance of CO2, and doing some natural sequestration for us. I suppose if it's used for biofuel in REPLACEMENT of fossil fuels, that may not be so bad, but ... will that actually happen? May be smarter to take advantage of what the earth is doing here, and for us to just BURY and cover this stuff ...

More research is needed IMHO ...