Algae engineered to capture microplastics (English, Level A1)

Microplastics pollute water in rivers and oceans everywhere too.
Researchers use algae to catch tiny plastic particles.
Scientists changed the algae to make it water-repellent.
Water-repellent algae stick to microplastics and join together.
The algae and microplastics form heavy clumps that sink.
The clumps fall and make a solid layer.
The solid layer is easier to collect and remove.
Algae can grow in dirty water and help clean.
Collected particles can be used to make new products.

Difficult words

microplastic — very small pieces of plastic in water

microplastics

alga — a simple water plant that can grow

algae

water-repellent — does not let water go through it

clump — a group of things joined together and heavy

clumps

collect — take and keep things in one place

Collected

particle — a very small piece of something

particles

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