Algae cultivation and harvesting for nutrient remediation

Abstract

A method for surface water remediation and prevention and mitigation of harmful algal blooms includes the steps of receiving nutrient-rich water from a body of water; cultivating a first type of algae in the raceway algae growth pond to absorb and reduce nutrient concentrations in the nutrient-rich surface water; flowing at least a portion of the nutrient-rich surface water treated in the raceway algae growth pond to an attached algae flow way connected downstream of the raceway algae growth pond; cultivating a second type of algae in the attached algae flow way to further absorb and reduce nutrient concentrations in the nutrient-rich surface water; and returning at least a portion of the nutrient-rich surface water treated by the raceway algae growth pond and the attached algae flow way to the body of water.

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