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Ostara for wastewater
Another reason to recycle waste is to recuperate valuable materials and prevent runoff into waterways. This machine from Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies is called a fluidized bed reactor and is being used by a few wastewater treatment plants in the U.S. The reactor captures the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus, both of which are vital to agriculture. Ostara recuperates the material and sells it as fertilizers to nurseries and specialty agriculture companies.
February 21, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Photo by: Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies
| Caption by: Martin LaMonica
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