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Greenleaf Nursery Co.
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Wastewater Treatment |
Industry: Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing |
Wastes Reduced: Nitrate-Nitrogen |
Substance: Plastic,pesticide/fertilizer runoff |
Equipment: Plastics,Pesticides & Fertilizers |
Location: Parkhill OK |
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Environmental Benefits:
Nitrate-Nitrogen levels to the Illinois Basin Watershed have been reduced by 75% since 1989. In 1992, construction of a retention and recycling system began. The $1.5 million system has a storage capacity of 80 million gallons. This system is now being used as a model for other containerized nurseries in Region 6, as well as nationally.
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Details of Reductions
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