Environmental tanks

Environmental Tanks

Part of a Space ships Environmental Engineering equipment and present in the space ships of many space faring civilizations (that need water).

Unseen and taken for granted by most, environmental engineering is perhaps the most vital part of any manned space craft. Space itself is hostile to most life forms and space ships must not only convey individuals and freight from one point to another, they must keep its passengers protected and safe. Since Water is a precious commodity in space, it must be recycled and conditioned for re use. Waste water, water contaminated with solids and other substances occurs whenever humans, and carbon based life forms are. Environmental Tanks gather the Waste water and a variety of Chemical, biological and robotic mechanical processes reconstitute the water. Waste materials are separated and in the case of Union ships also recycled using Nanite Recycling. It is a common form of punishment on Union Fleet Ships to send Cadets and Midshipmen to clean the Environmental Tanks. The Bio contaminant digester section often builds up green algae slime (it does it on purpose as those special algae were genetically designed to digest, divert and convert bio solids.) The Black Green Slime has a strong and very pleasant odor.