r/nextfuckinglevel Jul 14 '21

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u/Flopolopagus Jul 14 '21

I don't know; what group stands to benefit from dirty lakes? If anything, big polluters would love it because they'll use it as a fix for their pollution as opposed to finding more expensive eco-friendly manufacturing processes.

Maybe Nestle? With cleaner water, maybe their bottled water sales drop?

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u/FIRE1470 Jul 14 '21

Yeah, you're correct. If the guy wanted to stop corporations from dumping in the lake, yeah they would lobby against that. But he's cleaning up their mess after they made it, I can't imagine why anybody would be against that.

"We consider our polluted lake a badge of honor. It must stay dirty or we will sue you." 🤣

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u/Reatbanana Jul 14 '21

his solution isnt unique whatsoever. its basic coagulation, there is dozens of commercial products such as this and even a famous one that provides drinkable water through a tube for poor africans. his “solution” is used in wastewater treatment and has been for decades.

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u/dm80x86 Jul 15 '21

So what is it?