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Selenate Removal from Waste Water, US Patents 5,271,831 and 5,009,786 Completed

By Water Resources Mission Area February 21, 2019

A method and apparatus for removing selenate from waste water through the use of selenate respiring microorganisms under substantially anoxic conditions is described. The method includes a first zone for removing nitrate by assimilation into biomass.  (Full details available at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website for patents 5,271,831 and 5,009,786.)

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A method and apparatus for removing selenate from waste water through the use of selenate respiring microorganisms under substantially anoxic conditions is described. The method includes a first zone for removing nitrate by assimilation into biomass.  (Full details available at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website for patents 5,271,831 and 5,009,786.)

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