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| 16TH - 22ND NOVEMBER 2018 | UTILITY WEEK
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Smart bugs grown in America could help
Thames Water to tackle population growth
by allowing it to treat more wastewater at its
existing works.
Billions of the non-genetically modified
micro-organisms have crossed the Atlantic
with a super-sized appetite for ammonia,
eating the toxic pollutant as it passes
through the sewage treatment process as
part of an innovative trial in Sherfield-on-
Loddon, Hampshire.
Traditional use of bacteria to remove
ammonia from the wastewater treatment
process is less effective in colder months.
The highly concentrated US smart bugs,
grown by Microvi Biotech, are expected to
be more resilient and not drop the pace,
potentially consuming double the amount
the current treatment is able to.
The trial started in June and results so far
have been positive, meaning Thames could
soon be able to treat more wastewater within
its existing infrastructure.
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