MWITA-BL-2026-016 · Evidence A · P1
A 2025 Japanese study converting whey into edible Aspergillus oryzae biomass reported reductions of 90% in biological oxygen demand, 91% in chemical oxygen demand, 62% in total nitrogen and 95% in total phosphorus in the treated whey.
What this does not establish
Laboratory reductions are not industrial throughput, regulatory approval, full lifecycle impact, cost competitiveness or consumer acceptance.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
System boundary and industrial-scale energy/downstream processing can change net impact.
What would change the reading
Update with pilot and plant-scale mass balance, LCA, safety and economics.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.