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to raise the pH, or alkalinity, of water to a high enough level so that fish and insects can live. New Mexico State University is conducting research to determine if artificial wetlands filtering (AWF) is equally suitable for domestic wastewater systems.
According to a report from the Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy, “AWF systems could be considered a low-cost alternative for a wide variety of treatment applications induing treatment of centralized septage....”
Artificial wetlands are either oxidizing or reducing types. Oxidizing wetlands consist of large pools of standing or slowmoving water. The large surface area of the pools allows oxygen
See WATER, Page A6
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