Fertilizer Nutrient Pollution Straw 
ATTRA
APRIL 29, 2024
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have developed a bioplastic pellet made from marine polysaccharide (chitosan), eggshells, and wheat straw that absorbs phosphate nutrient pollutant from water. The biodegradable pellets can then be applied to agricultural land as fertilizer.
Modern Farmer
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Much of the wool was saturated with organic matter such as manure, straw and leaves. The solution didn’t appear until some time later, when another member of the wool industry gave her an idea: Turn the wool into pellet fertilizer. Bags of this “waste wool” sat around for a long time, with Maksymiuk unsure what to do with it.
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