Algae could help reduce concrete's enormous carbon emissions

Concrete is the most produced material on the planet but is responsible for more than 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Image: Pexels/ Rodolfo Quirós
Wil Srubar
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Colorado Boulder

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