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Living Machines. Inc. ~ The Living Machine® I uvwo ~a+wl~, ItNIC. Iron TFiI! IPI.AIlT ~ C+~i! RT+IlOiEli ~ MlE ARE CUIhIIRNT{N tJNOER CONSTRUCTION.,. The six-step process of ~~ ~~~ ~~~H~~E~~ the Living Machine® is n G outlined here in order. Living adj. -exhibiting the life or motion of nature. Machine noun - an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner. "Unlike anything bom of the Industrial Revolution, Living Machines~l have the potential to organize, repair and reproduce themselves. They offer a cheaper, cleaner, chemical-free alternative for containing and removing high-strength waste." - Blake Edgar, Pacific Discovery Magazine. Inspired by ecosystems as old as the earth itself, Living Machines® naturally treat wastewater to reuse quality. Living Machines® accelerate nature's own water purification process. Unlike chemically based systems, Living Machines® incorporate helpful bacteria, plants, snails and fish that thrive by breaking down and digesting organic pollutants. Wastewater treatment takes place through a series of differently managed environments, a diversity of organisms that eat the waste in the water. Living Machines, Inc. designs each Living Machine to meet each individual client's needs and requirements. Living Machines® typically treat wastewater with six different steps (reactors) or ecologies. A typical Living Machine®treats wastewater to advanced or tertiary standards listed below. Wastewater Characteristics Units Effluent Average BOD mg/L <10 Average TSS mg/L <10 Total Nitrogen mg/L <5 Oil and Grease mg/L <1 Home I Living Machines, Inc. For The Planet I Case Studies /1 pMpMIsM~, e.c, 9 http://www.livingmachines.com/htm/machine.htm 5/6/2003 Open Aerobic Reactor in the South Burlington Living Machine®.