Source: CBS17, 6/12/21

Just one oyster is able to filter 50 gallons of water in one day. After putting in 14,000 pounds of them into New River this week, local scientists believe the effects will help the environment and the economy as well.  “If each one of these oysters grows to adulthood, the filtration capacity — if that’s assuming 50 gallons per day per oyster — you’re talking about upwards of 700 million gallons of water filtered per day,” said marine scientist James Hargrove. 

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