DOST unveils plant-based water treatment facility in Subic

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently inaugurated a “plant-based water” treatment facility in Subic that can further help improve the water quality in the area. ManilaBulletin

In a statement, the DOST said the project is located at the CUBI Sewage Treatment Plant in Subic Freeport Zone, Zambales. This project will be using a “phytoremediation technology” that was “developed using a plant-based approach that removes traces of fat, oil, and grease from water sources.”

It seeks “to reduce to concentration of pollutants from effluents by an integrated constructed wetland or reedbed system. The system uses plants to absorb, uptake and convert pollutants into a harmless form,” the agency added.

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