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Wen Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. (Photo Courtesy of the University of Arkansas)
Environmental engineers have discovered that Chlorella vulgaris — a single-celled freshwater algae species — effectively removes pollutants from wastewater even at fluctuating levels, making it an effective tool for wastewater treatment.
The study, published recently in Water...