The Web page you requested was not found. Try the Lycos Find it index or return to the front page of Lycos. Please email us. Living Machines are biological water purification systems modeled after natural systems, utilizing microbes, algae, aquatic vegetation and solar energy to filter and breakdown nutrients, solids, bacteria and trace metals in wastewater.
Wastewater flows through a series of biological cells kept in individual tanks.
The whole system is housed in a greenhouse, comprising a fixed film treatment system where bacteria attached to aquatic plants filter wastewater. We have adapted that process and increased its efficiency for use in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. The goal is to treat wastewater and close the loop by reusing the treated water and having a zero discharge system. Living Technologies, begun in the early 1990s, is currently the only company designing and installing Living Machines for public and private use. The company has completed various water treatment projects around the world in Brazil, Great Britain, California and New York.