SCIENCE, RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
The Future of Phosphorus
A gathering of the leaders for biological phosphorus removal and recovery
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WATER JULY 2019 | 23
By Patrick Dube
IN JANUARY, THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION
convened the James Barnard Research Forum on
Emerging Themes in Biological Phosphorus Removal
and Recovery. This three-day forum paid tribute to Dr.
James Barnard by celebrating his significant contributions
to wastewater processing, specifically focusing on biological
phosphorus removal.
Three themes emerged from the forum. First, participants set out
to discuss the science behind phosphorus removal and recovery
to find out how much we know and don’t know about the pro-cess.
Second, the forum turned an eye toward future markets and
drivers. This discussion also focused on the value proposition of
phosphorus recovery, including products (phosphorus, biosolids,
valuable metals), services (eutrophication prevention, meeting
discharge limits), and global drivers (food products, energy to
mine mineral phosphorus). Third, the forum provided an oppor-tunity
to look at a broad overview of the environmental effects of
phosphorus recovery.
About James Barnard and the forum
As the developer of the Bardenpho, Modified Ludzack–Ettinger,
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