Is Manure Our Water Savior?

On October 6, 2015, in Commentary, by Erik

The amount of fresh water available worldwide is limited. It is up for scientists, our governments, and us to look for ways to conserve water while simultaneously finding new clean water resources for drinking and sanitation. One farm, oddly enough, found clean water from otherwise unsanitary source.

A dairy farm in Wisconsin has found a way to extract safe, drinkable water from cow manure. Using state of the art technology, the recycling process is able to remove infectious agents from the manure from which the clean water could be extracted. More investigation is needed to see if this as a regular viable option. For more on this story, click here:: Could we soon be drinking clean water from manure?

 

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