The $1.7 million nanobubbler: Can ozone technology clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool?
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Sunlen Serfaty
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The article examines the Trump administration's $1.7 million "ozone nanobubbler" project at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a technology that injects 500 million microscopic oxygen bubbles per teaspoon of water to oxidize algae and bacteria. It critically assesses the claims around this "state of the art" technology, the small company contracted for the work, and the broader context of government spending and environmental management at national landmarks.
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The injected oxygen is supposed to oxidize — or, unscientifically speaking, smash through — algae, bacteria and other chemicals.
The Trump administration has touted the technology as 'state of the art.'
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