Whey will be used in agriculture in Turkey

ÖNDER YILMAZ Ankara - Pakdemirli said at the Mucilage Research Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey that in the past, whey was poured into the streets and sewers, creating pollution, but today it has become a commercial commodity. According to the project, carried out in cooperation with TÜBİTAK and the university, as cited by Pakdemirli, whey will be biologically treated by removing its salt content and stored in artificial wetlands or resting pools. After the analysis of the released waters, it will either be used for agricultural irrigation or will be put into use to support groundwater through deep well drilling. Pakdemirli stated that another project on the same axis is aimed at preventing the pollution caused by olive black water in olive oil production, and said: “In the project carried out with the support of KAMAG, where our Ministry is the client institution, solutions for the elimination of olive black water and compost wastes were investigated. New ...