Aquamog

An aquamog is a machine for removing weeds growing over a body of water. An aquamog was used in 2018 for removing water primrose from North Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.[1] A newspaper photo shows a machine similar to a backhoe on very wide crawlers.[2]

Aquatic Environments, a Concord, California contractor, used an aquamog to scoop up muck at the Palace of Fine Arts lagoon, in a project expected to take 26 days.[3]

The name aquamog was derived from the multi-purpose vehicle Unimog produced by Mercedes-Benz.[4]

References
  1. Dominic Fracassa (November 21, 2018). "Exotic contraption clears invasive plants from Golden Gate Park's choked lakes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. Christien Kafton (November 5, 2018). "'Aquamog' to the rescue! Weed eater takes on invasive species in Golden Gate Park". Fox News. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. Carl Nolte (August 19, 2005). "THE MARINA / Makeover for the Palace / $21 million project includes dredging 'yucky' lagoon". SFGate. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. "Aquamogs". DK Environmental. Retrieved November 22, 2018.


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