How The Humble Oyster May Help Save Coastal Cities And Clean Polluted Waters

Allegra Staples
Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:19:20 -0700

Mention oysters and the two things that come to mind are slurping them down or wrenching them open for pearls. But now these mollusks may have a bigger role - that of protecting our waterfront cities from rising sea levels and giant storm surges like the one experienced by New York during Hurricane Sandy and helping clean our increasingly polluted waters.