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Community - Annapolis
Floating island targets bay pollutionPublished 11/23/09
Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer said the city intends to test a floating island in a local lagoon that, if successful, could help clean water in the Chesapeake Bay. On Friday Moyer also announced an eco-friendly renovation of a city parking lot and the creation of a private-public partnership to offer property owners tax-exempt, low-interest loans to install energy-efficient equipment. The floating island, which would absorb nutrients from the water, will be tested in a lagoon in Back Creek Nature Park. Floating islands are created from recycled plastic and planted with wetland plants that soak up nutrients from the water...
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