Life is not possible without phosphorus. But the resources of this important mineral are dwindling. A special technology is therefore used in the sewage treatment plant in Neuburg an der Donau to recover the element.
In the sewage treatment plant in Neuburg an der Donau, they extract a valuable element from what thousands of households flush down the toilet every day: phosphorus. Phosphorus is the prerequisite for all life on earth and cannot be replaced by other elements, as the Bavarian State Office for the Environment informs. Phosphorus compounds are mainly used for fertilizers – and with an increasing world population, the demand for fertilizers is also increasing; Phosphorus is also a finite resource.