Andrew Seall

Andrew Seall has been an independent designer and builder of reed bed water treatment systems for decades, using EM as an essential part of the process for nearly three years. The combination of technologies is the key to the many recent successes achieved in the control of farming effluent, sewage systems, contaminated land and environmental schemes. My recent test and development of floating island reed beds, that can be taken to the pollution point, is yet another proof of the combined technologies success.

Presentation
Sunday, September 10th, 2006 / 13:30 –13:50

New Prospects for Reed-bed management with EM

The succesful use of Effective Microorganisms (EM) has enabled the successful control of pollution on land and lakes, using renewable natural processes. Furthermore, this microbial technology has given an opportunity to maintain successful on going program, which are not affected by the vageries of weather and climates. As the age old concept that nature will remedy pollution is no longer valid, the use of EM has provided a means for pollution control, as long as the suitable environment is provided.
This concept has been clearly seen in a project where EM was used in reed bed management. Incorporation of EM has facilitated the processing of effluents in smaler beds, thus eliminating the often quoted problem of such beds using excess space. The presentation highlights the success achived in reed bed management with EM, and also the multiple effects caused by this technology.

Keywords: reed-bed management, Effective Microorganisms (EM1®)