Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds

Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds

New research suggests mangroves remove 960,000 tons per year of nitrogen from global water systems, a figure that could rise to more than 5.5 million tons annually if conditions were optimal for the plants.

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