New Wastewater Treatment System

Current wastewater treatment systems cost millions of dollars and a large amount of unnecessary energy to run. Poo-Gloos are a new way to provide wastewater treatment for less money and a lot less energy. Poo-Gloo installation typically costs between $100,000 and $200,000, compared to the systems we have in place now, which cost millions. In order to save energy, ten Poo-Gloos only require one horsepower, whereas other systems require at least 8 horsepower, and most require 40-60 horsepower. Also, these systems that require the extra energy are still not meeting stringent environmental requirements.

Poo-Gloos are domes lined with bacterial biofilm to clean water in existing facilities. They work by having heterotrophic bacteria eat most carbon-based material in sewage water and autotrophic bacteria consume ammonia and nitrogen compounds. These domes are typically placed in traditional wastewater lagoons to meet more stringent standards. There are about 6,000 of these wastewater treatment ponds in the U.S. The company is still trying to make these devices more efficient. At the moment there are still several chemicals that they can not clean up and this may be their barrier to a solution until this can be fixed. Right now they are working on phosphorous removal as well as trickier chemicals such as endocrine-disruptors. Poo-Gloos could be extremely helpful in cleaning up the environment, as well as doing so in a more efficient and costly manner.





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