Students place straw to destroy toxic algae

May 3, 2011

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GRAND LAKE – Seven graduate students from Wright State University assembled 100 barley straw bundles and placed them in channels at Behm’s Landing during the weekend.

As the straw rots, it will release enzymes that kill toxic blue-green algae. The method already has been proven in the channel.
Pieces of straw flew through the air Saturday, getting stuck on students’ hair and clothing as they stuffed the straw into mesh bundles.

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