{"id":889,"date":"2017-05-03T10:23:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T10:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/priorclavena.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2020-04-06T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:53:08","slug":"dont-flush-labs-budget-recycle-water-save-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/2017\/05\/03\/dont-flush-labs-budget-recycle-water-save-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Flush Your Lab\u2019s Budget \u2014 Recycle Water to Save Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Labs that use animals in their research do A LOT of cage washing \u2014 and that\u2019s not just water down the drain, but money too. Ditto with single pass water for autoclaving and cooling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labdesignnews.com\/article\/2015\/09\/drought-conservation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">With the conservation of resources in mind\u2014and the budget\u2014some labs are closing the loop and finding ways to reuse water safely, even if it\u2019s just for flushing toilets or watering the shrubbery.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Priorclave Customers Lead By Example<\/h2>\n<p>Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, has a relatively new aquaculture lab at their Falk School of Sustainability. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/education\/2017\/02\/09\/Chatham-University-Acquaculture-Eden-Hall-campus-lab-will-research-trout-as-crop\/stories\/201702090007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Every day, this lab exchanges 10% of the water in their three 500-gallon tanks to keep the habitats clean for the trout they study.<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2017\/02\/08\/chatham-university-aqua-lab-farming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The lab then diverts that nutritive waste water to feed tomato plants at the campus\u2019s garden, saving money on commercial fertilizer and irrigation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reusing lab gray water will probably involve some type of treatment first. Reverse osmosis (pushing water through a specialized membrane) is a cost effective process that removes over 90% of contaminants. Deionization is an additional step labs can take, if ultra-pure water is a targeted need. Of course, using <em>less<\/em> water to begin with is always the best place to start. Priorclave North America is always pleased to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/autoclave-customers\/autoclaves-education-academia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">researchers<\/a>\u00a0think through the best way to increase the efficiency of their sterilization process. Give us a call, no strings attached.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cogdog\/3705756109\/in\/photolist-dwnwk6-dwsSxh-dwt4zS-dwnwfT-6DsYbH-88iJSe-4fdc6G-DKC3cE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labs that use animals in their research do A LOT of cage washing \u2014 and that\u2019s not just water down the drain, but money too. 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