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        Restored Papyrus Swamps Can Help Fight Pollution, Conserve Water

   by Faiza Elmasry

   Papyrus is a light but strong reed that grows well in shallow, fresh
   water. The plant stood at the center of the ancient Egyptian
   civilization. It was used as paper and the reed's shape inspired the
   fluted columns of ancient Greece. Most of the papyrus swamps gradually
   disappeared from Egypt and other parts of Africa. As VOA's Faiza
   Elmasry discovered, though, restoring the papyrus swamps could hold the
   key to solve many of today's problems, from pollution to water wars.
   Faith Lapidus narrates.
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