Research at the wastewater treatment plant in Lawrence, Kan., is demonstrating that algae can remove nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. Now in its fifth year, the pilot project is helping researchers learn more about how algae removes nutrients and how it can be used to create biofuel and other beneficial products.
“I think the verdict is still out on the best way to remove nitrogen and phosphorous that’s going to use the least energy,” says researcher Belinda Sturm, assistant professor of environmental engineering at the University of Kansas. Her work in Lawrence earned an Excellence in Environmental Engineering Honor Award in
