Princeton alumni remove microplastics from Atlantic City wastewater
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Atlantic County Utilities Authority installed a microplastics removal system designed by Princeton University alumni Nathanial Banks and Yidian Liu at its Atlantic City wastewater treatment facility this week, marking the first deployment of this technology worldwide. The system, funded by a federal grant after a two-year pilot, replicates ultrahydrophobic plants to capture microplastics before wastewater is discharged into the Atlantic Ocean.
There are currently no state or federal regulations requiring microplastics removal from wastewater.
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