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This floating garden in New York purifies the polluted waterways
- Anna Mae
- Sep 5, 2016
- 1 min read
''NEW YORK CITY’S GOWANUS CANAL IS HEAVILY POLLUTED. IN FACT, IT’S ONE OF THE UNITED STATES’ MOST POLLUTED WATERWAYS.
Created in the 1800s, the Canal has a long history of capturing raw sewage, industrial waste products and polluted surface run off. Needless to say, it's not exactly a popular swimming spot!
In response to the poor health of the canal, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, a community-based non-profit organisation, is leading the regeneration of the area by implementing programs and initiatives to purify the water and to restore biodiversity...''
by STEPH NEWMAN
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