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University of Auckland researchers have discovered different microbes can be used to reduce the carbon footprint of treating wastewater.

Associate Professor Wei-Qin Zhuang and his team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been tackling the problem of reducing the carbon footprint of removing nitrates from water.

Nitrate removal needed to occur before the treated water can be discharge

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