| New Technologies Address Organic Waste and Greenhouse Gases |
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Decomposing organic waste is often the source of dangerous pathogens, groundwater pollution, and greenhouse gases.  Mismanaged organic wastes contaminate both surface and groundwater with excessive nitrogen and phosphates,
and pollute the air with ammonia and methane. Methane emissions are regarded as significant contributors to global warming. The National Agribusiness Technology Center (NATC) announced this morning a new six month initiative to promote awareness of a next generation technology to address the complex problem of organic waste management. NATC Chairman Keith Comstock announced that BioStar Systems of Dunedin FL (www.biostarsystems.com) has been selected as the Center's choice for the program commenting "This is a technology that can truly make a difference. We're impressed with the synergies of advanced microbiology and next generation IT to create a greener and more cost effective solution to a growing global concern". Achieving pathogen destruction levels of 99.999%, the "BioStar" system employs a secure, web-based, data acquisition and process control strategy integrated with a proprietary 3rd generation thermophilic anaerobic digestion technology. BioStar President Dennis Crabtree, when notified at this week's National US EPA AgSTAR Conference in Baltimore expressed appreciation for his technology's selection saying "BioStar really changes everything, a world class organic waste solution that's good for the environment and the bottom line". The NATC campaign will kick off in September with a Biotechnology Summit in Washington D.C. |
