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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