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The wastewater team's current research is aimed at better understanding Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactors and adapting current UASB designs for more efficient waste treatment. The efficiency and effectiveness of waste treatment will be determined based upon removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Ammonia Nitrogen, Phosphate Phosphorous, and turbidity. The effectiveness of the system will also be measured based upon biogas production and the characteristics of the biogas, as high levels of methane production will allow energy to be harvested from the treatment process. Initially, the team will construct reactors of varying designs and compare the efficiencies of these designs with current UASBs. This summer's research will largely consist of designing and constructing the reactors and reaching steady state effluent characteristics before adapting operation.
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