Remove Soluble Phosphorus from Drain Tile & Field Runoff

Blue-Green Algae blooms represent a nuisance that forms in water when excess nutrients exist. It is accelerated by warmer temperatures and has become prevalent in lakes and water bodies throughout the world as phosphorus has accumulated. A common control treatment approach is to lower a key nutrient, such as phosphorus and nitrogen coming into the water body, allowing reducing excess nutrients. Phosphorus is a nutrient required for humans, animals and plants but it also accumulates and leads to harmful algae blooms that degrade water quality. It is becoming highly regulated in the U.S. and Europe. Phosphorus is a key component in modern fertilizers, is used in most food & beverages and is added to water for corrosion control.

MetaMateria offers a unique product for absorption of phosphorus (PO4 Sponge) that uses nanotechnology to provide more absorption of phosphorus than other materials. Capacity to absorb P is overwhelmingly higher than other Sorption Media
PO4 Sponge - Meta
High > 5mg/L
mg-P/Kg


80,000
Low < 2 mg/L
25,000
natural and manufactured products. Phosphorus can be removed and PO4
Iron Ore (Hematite)
1,430
sponge reused multiple times. Phosphate ions can be recovered. Shapes can
Iron Slag
420
be made for many applications that can remove significantly more P than slag.
Crushed Red Bricks
510
LECA (expanded clay)
800
PO4 sponge removes soluble phosphorus at both high and low concentrations,
Activated Fe Alumina
17,100
so it can be effective for treating waste water or lower levels found in lakes,
Filtra-D
2,500
streams and agriculture water runoff. P can be lowered below 0.09 mg/L
Phostec
7,000