Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Machine learning using climatic pattern data may help predict harmful algal blooms earlier
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are phytoplankton colonies that may harm aquatic ecosystem and human health. The fish die-offs, shellfish closures and reluctance among consumers to eat seafood often caused by these blooms costs the U.S. an average of $4.6 billion annually. A new study involving Florida Tech shows that a novel machine-learning approach using global climatic patterns […]
Biochar may help fight against harmful algal blooms
Toufiq Reza, biomedical and chemical engineering and sciences assistant professor, and Spencer Fire, ocean engineering and marine sciences assistant professor, have collaborated in researching mitigation and control of harmful algal blooms. Their goal is to utilize locally produced low-cost sustainable biochar to control harmful algal blooms in St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, Tampa Bay […]
From septic to sustainable: A potential new source of fertilizer
A recently published study focuses on a new process for converting human waste from home septic systems into phosphorus-rich fertilizer. Biomedical and chemical engineering and sciences professor Toufiq Reza, along with former Florida Tech researchers Nepu Saha and Kyle McGaughy and Ohio University’s Sarah Davis, released a new paper, “Assessing hydrothermal carbonization as sustainable home sewage management for […]