Ultrasound and algae team up vs. mercury. From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: June 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Ultrasound and algae can be used together as tools to clean mercury from contaminated sediment, according to a study by Ohio State University, Columbus. This research one day could lead to a ship-borne device that removes toxic metals from waterways without harming fish or other wildlife, posits Linda K. Weavers, chair in Civil Engineering.

"We found ultrasound to be very effective at getting mercury out of sediment and into water. But then we needed a third party to get ...

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