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Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The extent to which algae contribute to human welfare is often forgotten, ignored or unappreciated. Many types of algae serve as bases in commercially prepared foods and condiments. Algal products are used in cosmetics, textiles, pharmaceuticals and paints. In Asia, algae are often mixed and served with rice and fish to supplement the human diet. In coastal areas of the world, kelps are often chopped as food for livestock. The alga Poryphyra is cultivated in Japan to supply a 65 million pound annual market.
Publication Date
December 1975
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
12
Issue
4
First Page
13
Last Page
15
Copyright
© Copyright 1975 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hungerford, James J.
(1975)
"Algae and Energy,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 12:
No.
4, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol12/iss4/7