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Arsenic in Irish marine macroalgae- implications for industry
There is a long tradition of using
seaweeds from Irish waters as
food, fertiliser and animal feed.
Both nationally and globally, there
is a renewed interest in using this
resource for a host of products in the
food, feed, agricultural, cosmetics and
biotechnology sectors. According to SeaChange1 the estimated worth for
the Irish seaweed sector is predicted
to increase significantly by 2020. One
barrier to developing seaweed-based
industries relates to reported high
levels of arsenic for many types of
seaweed including some species of
interest to Irish companies.