'Future-Proof' Bacterial Method Removes Phosphorus From Warmer Wastewater

Singapore Center for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and the National University of Singapore, have developed a technique to remove phosphorus from wastewater at higher temperatures than is possible using existing techniques, by using bacteria to store the chemical. Current techniques to remove phosphorus do not work well at temperatures above 25 degrees C, which occur now in warm countries. This is expected to extend to more countries, with the advent of global warming. Due to the presence of diverse microbial communities in water reclamation plants in Singapore, the SCELSE-developed innovation, which is based on