An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water,
for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and
for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be
treated with cultured algae or another suitable plant matter in an
attached periphyton bed, harvesting the algae/plant matter to produce a
wet algal biomass, and mixing the wet biomass with a shredded fibrous
material to produce a pulp. The pulp can be molded into a biodegradable
package that can be utilized as a delivery vehicle to a site having
nutrient-enrichable soil, where the package can be used as a soil
amendment after being used as a delivery vehicle. The pulp can also be
made into a paper product that is biodegradable and has the
characteristic of enhancing soil quality.