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Water and air pollution remain a global concern. In the U.S., millions of people are exposed to unsafe drinking water every year because of chemical spills. From 1982 to 2015, nearly 21 million people got their drinking water from sources violating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.
Imagine waking up one morning to find an unpleasant smell in the entire neighborhood. That was the reality for people staying in some parts of Watsonville, California. Residents of the city complained of a mysterious, awful smell that had engulfed the city for several weeks.
One resident was at a loss for words to describe the stench while talking to a KSBW Action News reporter and simply said it smelled like a “rotten something.” Another resident told the reporter she had been keeping her windows closed because the terrible smell was giving her a headache.
The company claims its patented Advanced Oxidation System (AOS) is a water treatment solution that can provide the highest level of disinfection against deadly pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, and protozoa while using way less electricity than other technologies. According to BioLargo, the AOS can also remove micropollutants like pharmaceuticals and antibiotics from water, reducing their environmental damage.
BioLargo Engineering also reports a modern technological solution called the Aqueous Electrostatic Concentrator (AEC) that was specifically designed to eliminate PFAS from water at low cost. The company says the AEC removes more than 99% of PFAS at a cost of 30 cents per 1,000 gallons. The company also claims the AEC produces less than 1/1000 the amount of waste product from water treatment compared to the most common treatment solution, carbon filtration.
BioLargo is emerging from a long R&D cycle with a menu of high-value products with intent to do some serious clean-up.
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