{"id":3842,"date":"2015-03-12T14:50:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2015-03-12T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:50:36","slug":"waste-to-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/combo\/2015\/03\/12\/waste-to-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste to Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, and the world&#8217;s richest man, is known for changing how the world operates and functions. The mission of\u00a0his non-profit, <a title=\"Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/\" >The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0is to give all people the chance to live a healthy and productive life. To this end, during the mid-1990s, Bill Gates\u00a0gave computers to\u00a0libraries and schools, which made sense for the world&#8217;s largest software owner.\u00a0But how\u00a0did Bill Gates becomes interested in poop? Yes&#8230;human excrement. His\u00a0philanthropic organization\u00a0granted money to Janicki Bioenergy to build\u00a0the OmniProcessor, a machine which transforms\u00a0fecal sludge and solid waste into water and electricity. In places without\u00a0treatment plants or clean water,\u00a0the technology\u00a0could be a low-cost\u00a0solution to quench the world&#8217;s thirst.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bVzppWSIFU0?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=bVzppWSIFU0\" >Bill Gates explains the process in this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So how does waste water taste? <a title=\"Bill Gates and Jimmy {Fallen} Drink Poop Water\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/FHgsL0dpQ-U\" >Watch Jimmy Fallon take a sip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Converting sewage into drinking water\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2008\/01\/080128120727.htm\" >American Chemical Society. &#8220;Converting Sewage Into Drinking Water: Wave Of The Future?&#8221;\u00a0ScienceDaily, 30 January 2008<\/a>. Source: <a title=\"Techstreet subscription for University of Iowa Libraries\" href=\"http:\/\/subscriptions.techstreet.com\/\" >TechStreet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/02\/G430-14.pdf\">American Water Works Association. Security Practices for Operation and Management. AWWA G430-14 November 1, 2014 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill Gates' latest passion: a mission that turns poop into water\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gatesnotes.com\/Development\/Omniprocessor-From-Poop-to-Potable\" >Bill Gates&#8217; latest passion: a machine that turns poop into water by Todd Wasserman.\u00a0Mashable, January 6, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"He shows Charlie Rose some inventions he's working on to help heal the world.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cPy0nWYYCFg\" >Bill Gates 2.0 by 60 Minutes. CBS News, May 14, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Career opportunities at Janicki Bioenergy\" href=\"http:\/\/janickibioenergy.com\/careers.html\" >Career Opportunities<\/a> at <a title=\"Janicki Bioenergy\" href=\"http:\/\/janickibioenergy.com\/\" >Janicki Bioenergy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"U.S. EPA Current Drinking Water Regulations\" href=\"http:\/\/water.epa.gov\/lawsregs\/rulesregs\/sdwa\/currentregulations.cfm#two\" >U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency. Current Drinking Water Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"U.S. EPA Drinking Water Contaminants\" href=\"http:\/\/water.epa.gov\/drink\/contaminants\/\" >U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0Drinking Water Contaminants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, and the world&rsquo;s richest man, is known for changing how the world operates and functions. 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