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December 16, 2014

Is effluent water the future?
Las Cruces NM (SPX) Dec 17, 2014
In June, Bernd Leinauer, New Mexico State University professor and extension turfgrass specialist, and Elena Sevostianova, post-doctoral research associate, were approached by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and travelled to Rome, Italy, after their research on effluent water was published and garnered the attention of the scientific community worldwide. "We published a paper about tailored treated effluent water. Our suggestion was that it could be one of the main water sourc ... read more

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