In 1989, UK researchers turned 50 tonnes of coal-fired power station waste into an underwater reef; lobsters and crabs arrived within 3 weeks
- Representative Image (AI-generated)What happens when waste from a coal-fired power station is placed beneath the sea?
- In 1989, researchers in the UK built an experimental artificial reef from 50 tons of stabilised coal-fired power station waste, and marine life began moving in almost immediately.
- The unusual experiment took place in Poole Bay, off the coast of Dorset, where researchers created a reef from blocks made primarily of pulverised fuel ash, or PFA, and gypsum.
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- Representative Image (AI-generated)What happens when waste from a coal-fired power station is placed beneath the sea?
- In 1989, researchers in the UK built an experimental artificial reef from 50 tons of stabilised coal-fired power station waste, and marine life began moving in almost immediately.
- The unusual experiment took place in Poole Bay, off the coast of Dorset, where researchers created a reef from blocks made primarily of pulverised fuel ash, or PFA, and gypsum.
Sources: Times of India