Friendly Bacteria at Center Stage: Treating Wastewater with Less Energy, Lower Emissions

Friendly Bacteria at Center Stage: Treating Wastewater with Less Energy, Lower Emissions

Bacteria in a microscopic image. (Image by Antonina Kruglova)

More than half of the energy required for wastewater treatment is used to supply oxygen to the biological reactor. The bacteria need oxygen to function. However, treatment plant operators do not know exactly where in the basin the oxygen is needed. That’s why they have to add...

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