In 1989, UK researchers turned 50 tonnes of coal-fired power station waste into an underwater reef; lobsters and crabs arrived within 3 weeks
Representative Image (AI-generated) What happens when waste from a coal-fired power station is placed beneath the sea? In 1989, researchers in the UK built an experimental artificial reef from 50 tons of stabilised coal-fired power station waste, and marine life began moving in almost immediately. The unusual experiment took place in Poole Bay, off the…