1 / 9

The Living Machine

The Living Machine. Vishal Mehta Daniel Perez. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oberlin_Living_Machine2.JPG. The Goal. The goal of the “living machine” is to convert murky, dirty water into crystal clear water. This mimics the natural cleansing processes that takes place in wetlands.

charis
Download Presentation

The Living Machine

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Living Machine Vishal Mehta Daniel Perez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oberlin_Living_Machine2.JPG

  2. The Goal • The goal of the “living machine” is to convert murky, dirty water into crystal clear water. • This mimics the natural cleansing processes that takes place in wetlands. • The concept was created by John Todd. http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/953 http://www.co.kenosha.wi.us/plandev/conservation/wetland.html

  3. Making A Difference • The overall potential of this treatment process is that it removes pollutants in water. • Unlike regular treatment plants, it doesn’t use chlorine and filters out metals using natural means. http://www.livingmachines.com/

  4. How It Works • First, sewage goes in an anaerobic settling tank. This is where large particles settle to the bottom of the reactor. • It then goes into a biofilter, which is made of bark and humic material. This helps to reduce odors. • Next, the sewage moves to aerobic tanks. It contains photosynthetic algae that put oxygen back in the water. http://www.hootsystems.com/systems/lahoot.html

  5. Organisms Used • Bacteria are also used for producing nitrates. Managers have to add calcium for these types of bacteria to survive. • Taller plants are also used to isolate heavy metals from the environment. • Fish, snails, and clams are also used in the filtering procedure. http://www.rps.psu.edu/0009/machine.html

  6. Technological Obstacles • Bacteria have to be kept in specific conditions to use. • This includes temperature, food sources, and pressure. • In addition to bacteria, all other processes have to be kept in check.

  7. Political / Economic Obstacles • No political or economical obstacles exist. • The cost of living machines actually much less than other waste sanitation processes by millions of dollars.

  8. Negative Environmental Impacts • No negative impacts exist as long as the system is designed correctly. http://www.livingmachines.com/

  9. Bibliography • http://www.rps.psu.edu/0009/machine.html • http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/Information/LivingMachine.html • http://www.livingmachines.com/

More Related