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Fosilne diatomeje, pravzaprav njihova
kremenasta ogrodja, sestavljajo
debele usedline — diatomejsko
zemljo, iz katere izdelujejo čistila
in barve, pripomočke za filtriranje
bazenske in pitne vode, vina, piva
in drugih tekočin.
Prav lahko ste popili kozarec vina,
ki je steklo skozi filter fosilnih diatomej,
si nato umili zobe z zobno
pasto, pripravljeno iz diatomejske
zemlje in se zapeljali z avtom, ki
ga poganja gorivo diatomejskega
izvora. Toda tudi fosilne diatomeje
so omejen naravni vir.
Fossil diatoms, as a matter of fact,
their silica frustules, form geological
deposit, called diatomaceous earth
or diatomite, which is widely used in
production of cleansers, paints and
filtering aids for swimming pools,
drinking water, wine, beer etc.
You may well drink a glass of wine,
which was filtered with the aid of
fossil diatoms. Brush your teeth with
toothpaste, to which diatoms were
added. And drive with your car
using biofuel of diatomaceous origin.
1µm
Surirella brebissonii + Navicula lanceolata
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