Dee@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year agoOnshore algae farms could feed the world sustainablynews.cornell.eduexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareTheBurlapBandit@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI wonder if it’s only some forms of algae, or if they can reduce iodine levels with processing and genetic modification.
minus-squareflora_explora@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYes, seems to be species dependent. But it doesn’t seem to be well studied. But the variation in iodine levels is crazy… Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035890/
minus-squareBanzai51@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWould we have to worry about mercury?
minus-squareArtZuron@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoUnlike fish, Algae are basically the bottom of the food chain. Mercury is an issue because it bioaccumulates in higher trophic levels. Because Algae is right at the bottom, it won’t collect very much at all.
I wonder if it’s only some forms of algae, or if they can reduce iodine levels with processing and genetic modification.
Yes, seems to be species dependent. But it doesn’t seem to be well studied. But the variation in iodine levels is crazy…
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035890/
Would we have to worry about mercury?
Unlike fish, Algae are basically the bottom of the food chain. Mercury is an issue because it bioaccumulates in higher trophic levels. Because Algae is right at the bottom, it won’t collect very much at all.