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Serbia seeks to beat air pollution with 'liquid trees'

Luka Stokic
June 25, 2024

Serbian scientists are helping to purify the air in cities with what they call liquid trees. The tanks full of microalgae bind carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

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