The benefits of eating Greek yogurt for breakfast have been widely documented, but the liabilities to the environment are little known.<\/p>\n
A by-product of Greek yogurt, called acid whey, is causing a world-wide toxic waste problem, and scientists are scrambling to find a way to fix it.<\/p>\n
For every four ounces of milk used in the production of Greek yogurt, only one ounce becomes creamy, edible yogurt. The other three ounces transforms into acid whey, a fast-growing pollution problem.
\nA by-product of Greek yogurt, called acid whey, is causing a world-wide toxic waste problem, and scientists are scrambling to find a way to fix it.<\/p>\n
According to a report published on Modern Farmer, acid whey, a thin and runny liquid, is highly acidic and can’t be poured back into the ground – such a disposal method is illegal.<\/p>\n
If poured into a waterway, or sewer, acid whey has the potential to deplete water oxygen levels, which can kill thousands of fish.<\/p>\n
The $2billion Greek yogurt industry, which in New York alone produced 66millions gallons of acid whey in 2011, is still trying to figure out a good way to dispose of the toxic by-product.<\/p>\n
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