Pollen and spores offer a safe way to clean pollutants from water

August 27, 2019

The pocked surfaces of treated spore grains, here shown magnified approximately 300 times, can remove unwanted chemicals from polluted water.

Pollen and spore grains could be safely used to clean water of pollutants that have toxic impacts on marine organisms, researchers have discovered, offering a cheap, green solution to an environmental challenge.