A Johns Hopkins team, dubbed AlgaFuture, is gearing up to present a sustainability project using algai to help combat pollution and introduce green fuel and healthy food. Algae is deployed at wastewater treatment facilities to feed on pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus (found in human and animal waste). If algae can survive by eating these pollutants, the plant-like organisms could be used to produce biofuels and food for fish farms.
With an initial EPA grant, the researchers tested 20 different species of algae with two performing well alongside the pathogens. The team hopes to receive another EPA grant to conduct more studies to see whether fish food or biofuel production is the most economically viable use for algae grown in wastewater.
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