Q:WhatdoesmicroTERRA do?
A:Wetakefishfarmwastewaterandgiveittoourmicroalgae.Thiscleansthewatersoitcanbereused.Ourcompanyusesaspecialkindofmicroalgae.Throughphotosynthesis, itmakesprotein.Weusethisproteintomakefoodfor fish.
Amanfeedsfishatafish farm.
Q:Howdoyougrow the microalgae?
A:Westartinthelab.Weknowhowmicroalgaegrow.Wemakelargeamountsofit.Thenweaddittowastewater.Wastewaterisfullofharmfulbacteria.So,weuseglovesandtrynottotouchourfaces.Wealsowearmasksandgowns.Themicroalgaecleanthewaterandmaketheprotein.Thefishfarmersthenhavecleanwaterandfoodfortheir fish.
Q:Doyouhaveanyadviceforfutureenvironmentalscientists?
Themicroalgaecleanthepolluted water.
A:Iwouldsaytostartonsmallprojects.Thinkofdifferentwaystoreducewasteorpollutants.Everyexperimentcounts!Tellothersaboutwhatyouaredoing.Shareideasandsolveproblems together!
Floreslooksatatankfullofwastewaterand algae.
Afarmmakes wastewater.
Wastewateristreatedwith microalgae.
Cleanwaterandproteinare made.
Proteinismadeintofish food.
Foodisusedtofeedfishonthe farm.
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