How to Recycle Waste Water Using Plants
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2021
- Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on waste water recycling using plants.
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As a retired teacher, I have to compliment you on the quality of your diagrams.
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A teacher should never retire
Yes, don’t forget his near perfect handwriting is BACKWARDS to his perspective.
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Wow, I didn't think of that. I was watching him draw and I was thinking "he's a pretty good illustrator" but it never occurred to me that the lettering had to be written backwards. Even more respect.
as a retired student, i agree.
teacher who made powerpoint presentation and just did read of the lines of text where an insult to my intelligence.
like i couldnt read it on my own. waste of time.
As a water engineer and scientist working on optimising nature-based water treatment I approve of this video! 👌 Very clear, factual and good advice. I teach a whole course on this topic at my Uni, but I'll recommend your videos to students for a quick intro into the class. If you ever want to do a video on new water treatment tech such as green walls, living walls, green roofs, please reach out. Happy to give some advice and all the up-to-date research notes.
I want to build a working model of these systems in an off the grid setting with the tanks all above ground. I have been told I need an engineer to design my own ideas.
Okay Mister Water Engineer, then explain how you can have the most dense root systems that act as filter and put fishes inbetween them aswell... can't be that dense then.
I have submitted the green wall idea to my corporate company. Is hydroponics an option? Seeking more concrete info
@@RogueOntheRoad no engineer needed, ecology is more useful in this application, just do as Andrew laid out and you'll be fine.
@@kungfooman macroinvertebrates instead of fish, tiny little critters, high matrix density, and the macros act like worms opening up the passages and promoting secondary productivity
Back in the mid-2000s, I visited the Ethel M chocolate factory on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Its entire greywater treatment system was contained in a greenhouse-like structure full of various tanks, which in turn were full of algae, bacteria, and plenty of plants, just like in your video here. The factory tour guide told us how the water that came out the far side was as clean as anything that came out of a food grade garden hose, and so they were able to recycle it. (I think they used UV light treatment, too.) The tour guide told us it was one of the first commercially scaled nature-based water treatment systems when it was intalled. That information got me interested in natural filtration of wastewater, which in turn led me to an interest in permaculture, which led me to finding your channel!
like recycle it back into chocolate?
@@calvinhoward3808no, blackwater is used for that...
@@calvinhoward3808 i think they use it In water based processes used to create chocolate like steaming or boiling and even cleaning. I don’t think they use much water in chocolate directly though.
Thank you #SaveSoil #Consciousplanet
Started watching this channel almost three years ago. Temple Grandin’s interview with Jordan Peterson clued me in on the need for infrastructure workers. Now I have a Class D Water license, about to have my Wastewater license, and still watching this channel for useful, applicable education. Thanks! 👍 👍
The diagrams are truly special.
I've been on TH-cam for 16 years... And you finally made me do something I never thought I'd do in my life.
I liked, I commented, and now I'm subscribed
The next thing you would like to do perhaps is to go ahead and build the actual system and take the concept out of the screen . Lol!
The most creative and informative videos on permaculture I’ve seen! I really appreciate what you’re doing.
Yes agreed
@@nonyabusiness9747 I would second that! I feel that Andrew is involved with an extremely vital area of restoring and protecting the ecosystem.
I third that emotion…Also loved your podcast on the Chinampas of Mexico 🇲🇽
Thank you for this great explanation of a "constructed wetland" system. We have had one in the foothills at 7500', outside of Denver, CO for over 28 years. It's basically a combination of the Graywater and Blackwater system you described in the beginning of your video. It was the first residential one in the state and we had to have a special permit from the EPA to build. In fact the EPA came out every month for 2 years to take water samples. We decided to use this system for a couple of reasons. Frist we needed a new system because the one that was original to our property was installed when the house was build in 1965 and was badly failing, i.e. raw effluence was bubbling up in the driveway and we saw the opportunity to replace it with something more eco-friendly. We ran across the designer/engineer at a local home show, we were almost as excited as he was when we found what looked like to us the perfect solution to our needs. We kept trying to find a system that would work on our almost solid granite location. Even though we have 5 acres of land a lot was to steep and the only other alternative was a series of lift stations (very expensive). The wetland fit perfectly in front of our house and the leach field underneath it, something not really needed, but insisted on by the local government and the EPA, "just incase". Well needless to say it has worked perfectly for over 28 years with very little to no maintenance from us. The water is not potable, but according to the 2 years of testing is 98+% bad bacteria free. It also supports a wide verity of local wild life. When I first started writing this I was interrupted by my husband calling me to come see our returning female Bobcat hunting for her dinner in the wetland, probably a mouse? It also supports a rather large amount of deer and wild turkey, and of course birds and squirrels and other smaller creatures, especially during the cold snowy winters we get here, because as I'm sure you know the wetland never freezes and there are always plants down at the water level, about 6-8" under the pea gravel, that grow all year long. We have even grown tomatoes in it during our very short growing season.
Sorry for this long post, but I've never meet anyone who has every heard of a system like this, much less seen one.
Thanks again for your great video! Christina
It sounds awesome!
Do you have any video links or websites that you can share that give more information to your water sanitation system?
so attractive that I want to be there !
Очень интересно ,познавательно ,и рационально по отнашению к природе ,я из России но такие технологии нужны везде спасибо за видео
Why doesn't the wetlands freeze in winter?
I cannot say enough praise about this video. It shines in every aspect. The presentation graphics are stunning. The information is well delivered, comprehensive and enjoyable. It does exactly as it was intended, making the viewer want to go out and build a system...
Yep. I’m making my plans right now.
Could you do a video for cold climates, like climates in the Midwest during the winter months? I'm trying to change my lifestyle and living, so I'm quite new to all of this.
Living in Idaho, our winters reaching -2F, I would suggest algae, you can usually go to a stream or a lake near you and see what kind grows.
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Since there's no contact between the water and the outside air, you could potentially use exactly the same system, but in a temperature controlled greenhouse.
Weĺl, maybe consider a bit more extreme winter, like North Canada???
@@janalu4067 then just have a polar bear do it
You can use willow trees to breakdown human waste. I saw a outhouse built where the black water tank is shared with a built in willow Grove. Worked very well, smelled great.
I thought that was just a thing here. Willows are hardy trees and one of the first to regrow where the military dumped their agent orange
Other than breaking down waste, do willow trees have any other use/advantage? Is there a better choice of tree?
Oye tus dibujos están muy perrones y esa forma de dibujar detrás de un vidrio está muy padre e interesante. Te felicito.
Awesome video Andrew! The quality and energy of your explanation and diagrams make this a joy to watch!
Gosh. This presentation system is better than blackboards! We can see everything!
As a gardener, that is soo cool. I will be researching this more so i can implement this.
But don't pick the fruit...lol
Black water does NOT get used on the edibles, only the ornamentals. Rule number 1. Lol
Don’t think it’s just this easy to do a wetland system. Your country Ossf office will likely not allow you to install a wetland system if your site will not support one as septic systems are typically prescribed on a site per site basis and the systems has to be engineered by a licensed professional engineer. Generally wetlands are a distribution method at the end of the treatment process.
What could be some of the plants mentioned here?
I was looking for this a year ago for an off grid laundry facility. Thanks for making it available.
We have had a laundry to landscape system for about five or six years. We use Oasis detergent. The fruit trees and perennial plants love this water. We also save our shower warm up water in watering cans. There is no way to hook up our shower and sink water as the pipes are in a cement floor. We do have 3,200 gallons of rain tanks.
I get the distinct feeling that this sort of eco-watertreatment system only really works in warm climates, where there is no winter and the weather constantly stays above freezing point.
Excellent for hot climates which most need and lack water treatment, but limited in usefulness up north.
thats true. Northern part of the globe would better choose bacteria-based wastewater treatment, which even requires air conditioner because most WWTP's bacteria works better around 30°C.
Couldn't it be put in a greenhouse for winter months?
It works in both .
We utilized this in PNW, where -5° F would regularly be the high for 2 weeks every winter.
No matter what wastewater system one goes with, pipes have to be dug below the frost line.
The choice is: does it go to a traditional septic system, or do you jump through the extra hoops to get an "experimental system" approved.
Heat happens, no matter what.
You can locate the placement of septic fields during the first light snow, as the snow will melt over the septic fields, first.
Some people choose to put the chicken coops over the septic fields as a thermal heat source.
Some people opt to add the grey water styled treatment system at the end of the septic system (the overflow field) and create an artificial wetlands, complete with reeds and snails to "digest" the sludge that happens.
Talk to Native Americans who are local and Indigenous to the area, and find out if you can support local classes on ecologically responsible Land use, and their #LandBack program, to learn which plants, which depths, and which animals are indigenous to the specific area, and build accordingly.
Dig deeper.
Your work & means of presenting are extremely important & I wanted to take the time to appreciate you
thanks :-)
@@amillison Could you please deep dive into this more? I'm interested in tying botanical/fungal barrel systems into long-stretch underground irrigation. Thoughts? How would you perceive this attempt? Anything you might offer would be invaluable to me. I'd like to automate a blackwater system into a closed loop taking care of higher-demand trees in a desert landscape.
@@EarthCreature. Here's a video that details some of the building of one of these ecomachines, back when I was a younger chap :-)
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I wish I was ready to do this myself because your explanations and videos are fantastic. Keep up the good work!
I have a 50ft pothos vine growing out of a 55 gallon angel fish tank. I never have to do water changes. Sometimes I have to add a lot of extra food because the vine is sucking up everything. Great video 👍🏻
my fish tank have a aquaponic filter, eats up the fish waste for nutrients an others no chemicals nothing just all natural clear rich water, plants grows amazingly with the right bioload
Wonderful artist and scientist! I hope they teach this stuff in schools across the nation!
Your use of diagrams and illustrations to explain water recycling through plants is simply phenomenal! Your efforts are not only educational but also deeply impactful. I believe that each viewer has the potential to be that one person who changes their approach to water usage and recycling after watching your videos. This one person can spark a chain reaction of positive change, ultimately leading to a future where sustainable practices are the norm. Your dedication to making a difference is inspiring, and I'm grateful for the valuable contribution you're making to our planet's well-being. Keep shining your light!
Thanks 🙏🙏🙏
I was recently watching a sewage video which briefly mentioned artificial wetlands being used. This came right in time, a beautiful introduction to the idea/topic, presentation is truly top notch!
Can you do a video on mushroom permaculture? Like shiitake logs, mushroom totems, and wine cap stropharia that break down wood chips into beautiful soil. There are so many kinds of mushrooms that not only taste amazingly like meat, but have amazing health benefits like lions mane and shiitake to name a few.
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I live in Tucson, AZ where grey water systems are actually legal, and a wonderful organization called the Water Management Group (Brad Lancaster is part of this organization) will teach you how to make such systems. I haven't been very sophisticated, I just dug some holes, put in some rocks, and use Oasis Bio Compatible detergent. The result is a huge garden and lots of trees!
I want this presenter to explain everything to me. I've learned so much in a few minutes.
I've been thinking about this topic a lot recently. I walk by some wetlands on my way to work everyday.. I could see someone combining a lot of these systems depending on what water you are treating. Really interesting topic, thanks!
He is writing and drawing lateral inversely and like a master no word to praise
I think it's more likely that he's writing/drawing the right way round to his eyes, in reverse to the camera placed on the other side of the glass, but the image is inverted when turned to video to make everything the right way round to us.
You see plenty of examples of when the image is inverted and writing looks backwards when other TH-camrs copy other people's videos. So it must be quite easy to do.
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The way you explain it is just so artistically innovative and very satisfying to watch
Wow! I did the blackwater system for my greywater! Totally checking all of your material!
One of the best permaculture teachers around, check out his library. Thank you 🙏🍄
I just learned about this in my Environmental Science course in college, it was fascinating to learn how cleaning water with natural means works
Thanks for a concise and straight to the point video, with everything explained in normal language - not all that common on TH-cam! Your drawings are great too - and so is the glass plate you’re drawing on 😁
Thanks for the kind words; I'm so glad you're enjoying my channel!
This type of process is extremely dependent on your climate and the winter season, if you are dealing with frost and a hard winter, this whole setup needs to go in a greenhouse, and so I wonder if we could double down and use the greenhouse for growing food all year too, and what a great subsidiary program to get people to use regenerative zero waste gardening.
So you want people to take more responsibility for their actions…hahahahahahahahahahaha.
it would be better to use bacteria-based system instead of constructing greenhouse.
Water collection is the name of the game in cold climates. You need to be filtering enough water to last through the winter.
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@@rumiazhari7387whats bacteria based system come up with the plan for winter problem?
Great video and very well explained with all the nuances. Simple and loaded with critical information. Sketches are very precise in terms of the intricacies shown, as well as the verbal explanations.
Wow! What a fabulous, clear, and easily understandable presentation, with great diagrams. Plus, it's super relevant to today's water problems. I am so grateful for this, and look forward to implementing this valuable knowledge.
W do U do with the plants after they have absorbed all the Heavy Metals from the Waste Water
Brilliant work, thank you for teaching this in such a way that it's easily understood
Most beautiful and complete display on this topic! Important to understand that the versions presented are particularly well suited for explaining the matter. For real-life applicability in a developmental-aid context more simple and cheap versions are needed and available. They work just as explained.
I’m going to try this for a filter on my koi pond to help remove particulates and grow different plants with the koi waste
Once again, another superb presentation, thanks muchly, extremely appreciated, for the quality of the presentation as much as the content.
Even though i live in a city in an apartment block surrounded by other apartment blocks, i took notes & drew pictures.
What about the program I saw on PBS 30yrs ago. Used double baked brick and plants in a trough ,running inside the house along a 30+ sunny wall, from toilet to empty into a clean pond. Disney also uses plants in ponds. ✨
I absolutely loved this! Definitely want to implement this in to my future home.
You are an amazing teacher of nature inspired designs. Thank you for the very enlightening lessons. Your diagrams are amazing. Super clear.
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Yes salt is an issue if you have alkaline soil especially.
Many forget if you have a water softener that is based on salt this needs to be addressed too.
Watershed Mgmt in Tucson is a good source of info on this.
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are you drawing on a clear perspex sheet? it is the best presentation I have seen
Wow, your elaborated graphics and clear explanations! I love it, but to realize it? So much space needed!
My goodness, mind blown and perfect timing as I was about to start a project on a water filtration system, using similar but yet different method described here.
Lots of great information. thank you
You have one of the greatest names ever to have been given. Are you familiar with Diogenes the cynic?
@@wanderingmoth8307 no, not the cynic yet. That doesn't sound really good hehe. But there were a few people who carried out this name in a positive way In the past. Philosophers etc...not a commy name i admit
@@diogenesferreira326 oh but Diogenes the cynic was in my opinion; the most honest, inspiring, Influential philosopher of them all.
Excellent video, as always!
Thanks for the perfect explanation I can use to demonstrate to our landlord the how and why of dealing with our greywater the right way, rather than just dumping it all out on the ground.
Thanks for very helpful information. People should be doing this everywhere. First taught to do so to have sure success.
Such an awesome lecture / tutorial. Immensely valuable knowledge that more people need to hear about, thank you and continue this great work 🙏🏻
These two systems are so awesome! I love that for blackwater you use systems of life that are acid and nitrogen/sulfur living and anerobic bacteria, and the. For grey/soapy water you use high PH absorbing materials like wood chips and perennials. Since shower /laundry and sink water will often have lots of detergents and surfactants, as well as possibly microplastics! If your home wears anything with stretch or polyester/nylons. Thankfully there are fungi that exist that can eat plastic, but I suspect this will be a more pressing problem in the near future, where we will need to find more plastic-breaking fungal and/or bacterial species, and by treating grey water in wood chips, its almost like you are creating an experimental petri dish environment where you just might discover more fungi that can do this, as I imagine SOMETHING will have to use dryer lints that include polyester (and still escape the washer and dryer trap because they are so small) for a food source.
I don't know how relevant this is but The Thought Emporium here on youtube actually did a few short experiments showing that certain larval species can eat a substantial amount of plastic waste-- i believe he used the 'superworms' you can get at the petstore as feed for reptiles and amphibians. Like mealworms, but much bigger. They can eat styrofoam. I don't know how this would effect their usability in other things such as being used for pet food, production and quality of potential fertilizer, etc, but looking into these critters might help you with plastic cleanups!
The clear colors as well as articulate images and the sound ques really help retain attention
This is cool to know about. It's giving me ideas for designing an off grid house that would integrate the process you described of natural filtration into the structure of the house, my hope is that would also help with insulation and help with energy efficiency.
The rest stop on I-89N in VT uses a beautiful eco-machine designed by John Todd that is housed in an attached greenhouse. During the busy Summer months it handles over 3000 flushed per day. If you love this stuff, you're sure to enjoy John Todd's book: Healing Earth.
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This video earned a sub! Thank you for sharing knowledge in such a well delivered format!
Definitely one of the ABSOLUTE BEST videos, out there, on the subject👍 Bookmarked. Thank you
Looking at buying a property in Mexico - great to have all these videos from Millison and Lawton!
This is a whole new level of presentation
This is a great video for helping to build natural swimming pools that use plants to keep the water clean.
Also can you do a video on the best wetland plants to clean and filter the water. Thanks man.
Thanks. That would be a long video because there are so. many different climate zones. But basically your locally available wetland plants will do the job. The world's foremost expert, Dr John Todd, told me to just go to the local native wetland and use the plants that are there.
@@amillison it's definitely helpful to volunteer with local Indigenous groups, and learn what is indigenous to the area as well as what plants they have traditionally used for filtration prior to contact.
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Years ago now I was working on helping develop an ecovillage. I was designing a waste water system where the greywater would be used to flush toilets. Then the black water was going to go into a septic tank biogas digester. From there I had planned for it to go into a living plant filter system and then into another area where it would get heated by sunlight to turn into steam, seperating out anything remaining and turning a small steam turbine. After it turned the turbine some was supposed to drip down a little to a slanted pipe to exit that segment of the system. My goal was to put the water to work doing a lot of stuff while being cleaned.
Coming from someone on the autism spectrum, you have also reached us in a very descriptive, to the point way. We have a little under an acre, and will see how we can implement this! Thank you so much!
Amazing ideas communicated in a perfectly understandable and inspiring way. Thank you! Will add this to my dream housing situation 😊
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Wow, these illustrations are crazy!
This is the most simple and clear explanation on the topic. Diagrams and drawings are cool. Really helps to convey the subject. 👍👍
Great to hear! Cheers :-)
Always love watching you. You`re just so good at this. Quick question: are there any particularly efficient plants when choosing to plant around grey water installations?
Thank you for posting
Dr John Todd, the master of water recycling, told me to go to a local wetlands and get the plants that show they grow well in your area. Those will be the best plants for your system, as all wetland plants are good filters.
I'm in an apartment but it would be cool to be able to implement this somehow even if it was just water from my kitchen sink so that I could water my indoor and deck plants "for free"
Really enjoying your videos!
Save your shower/bath water by plugging the drain when you take one, then bail the water or use a large aquarium pump to take the rest out. Get a sturdy hard plastic kiddie pool, you have a deck? Then put kiddie pool on the deck, or establish a brick patio up next to deck or semi-under the deck to make it easy to empty the bathtub water. I would duct tape the entire bottom and sides of the pool +Bottom to prevent cracking, then created a second pool (duct taped)where water would go through a filtering process in pool #1 and collection basin or reservoir is f0r pool +2. from there, you can use the water to water flower and vegetable gardens. Would require sand, rocks,plants, etc, and a little manual labor to operate.
@@juliewatson2281 what about the soap you’re using?
Use biodegradable natural soap made with plants.
@ProjectKamp, you guys should look into this, also. Water waste management.
i love this!! so good to see solutions to issues in the world. thoughtful use of people's knowledge and skills for the betterment of all the people. i wish we had more of this in the world. thank you!
Great video! Can you please do a video about gray water systems that would work in cold climates?
And could you go more in depth on which products to use in your greywater? Like what ingredients are harmful besides sodium and what percentage actually is too much sodium etc.
I do this for all my fish tanks, I use pothos and philodendrons for their extensive root structures and ability to easily grow hydroponically
As a residential plumber, I only collect my shower water. I pump my grey water out of a 30 gallon container. My average shower is about 35 gallons. Low amp pump is drawn from a GFCI outlet. I had a very good lesson with electric flow several years ago. Before I had this GFI outlet I actually received a pretty good tingling sensation when I grabbed the mixer valve handle. I had a bad pump, the water acted as a conductor and went all the way up and through the tub. I threw that pump away and have never had a problem since. I love taking longer showers, California is starting its fifth year and a drought. Knowing that I am watering the pine tree with used water and a small amount of electricity makes my showers more enjoyable. Great video sir!
This video deserves a Million views, this is very informative and helpful for all humans 🌿
That's one of the best videos I've ever seen! Great content, I didn't know you before but I'm an instant subscriber! Thank you for sharing these informations.
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About 50 years ago my dad did this for our septic system. He planted alot of plants that are native to our country that grows in the waterways. He had a whole drainage system with these plants that eventual lead to a pond. In the pond there was alot of algae and lilies. And grasses. I remember there used to be fishes but we never ate them. I am going to do this with our new system when we have it installed.
I love the idea of this and rain water collection
I think if I were to use any of this water for consumption though I’d add on a reverse osmosis filter and a uv sterilizer for extra protection.
Is there a way to reduce the amount of cell membrane permeable substances (found in medicines) in black water? In case some visitors where to use my toilet with a black water system and they are taking medication which often might be hard to filter, can the organisms handle these matter? I would love to reuse everything my household produces but I also don‘t want to litter my garden and bring synthetics into the circle. Thanks for your great content.
uhhh just think of it! that would be the perfect solution for a off grit homestead farm to deal with waste water from toilets, shower, laundry and not have to call the sewage truck to pump out the septic tank. the waste could be stored for about two years to break down and used to spread on the farm field and the water would be cleaned and can be reused for watering the farm fields
interesting!
would be nice to know how well this would work in a area like alberta / canada
I like swimming in natural water. I have a pool in my backyard that hasn’t had chemicals or filtering for around 10 years. I think if someone made a diy plan to have a clear natural pool system it would be wildly popular! If it was a business to create them it would be a wonderful business. I have a lot of other projects, but so far I have a healthy pond with fish and good bacteria processing the bottom. It’s quite green, but not in a bad way:-)! I have aeration stones but don’t run them because they’re so loud. I’ve been wanting to create a planted zone like you have pictured, and cycle the pool water through , and add a flow form, and maybe a fountain:-)! This is getting me closer! The other natural pool plans are so cumbersome space wise with all this in the ground, but this I can do above ground next to the pool 💝. Thanks for your lovely presentation! You are such a wonderful teacher and you are helping create a tremendous number of people who now know how to do this, and making it clear and easy! Also I’d like to salvage the muck and leaves on the bottom to speed the clearing. Somehow. Anyone want to brainstorm with me? Thanks 😊
Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy your artwork and the way you explain everything so simply. Play through.
This is exactly the kind of information I’ve been looking for. In this day and age survivalist skills are getting more relevant all the time.
Please keep sharing sustainable ideas and I’ll keep watching 🙂
This is great!
I always flush with washer water that I have caught in plastic totes and buckets.
If this is the quality of content you're pumping out, you deserve the sub
Andrew is a fantastic Teacher. Wow!
Thank you for this video. I’ve been thinking about this stuff for years. Do you know of some good resources what aquatic plants to use in a “Living Machine” type system?
You could also integrate a 'clay and carbon filter' by making the soil the water needs to run through high in carbon and clay...
High clay soils tend to have very low water permeability.
@@garethbaus5471 You right, not that many plants or bacteria like full clay either. You wouldn't obviously make it full clay. But mix in straw, rock, sand, other bigger particle carbon sources. Or put it next to those barriers etc. There's a lot of ways to put some clay 'filtering' and change it if it gets clogged in time. One bonus of having the water run through clay is that it would also mineralize the water. :)
I just started a class on Permaculture design and now I see these videos.
Great lecture! I’ll be sure to turn one of these into a summer project
Brilliant. Loving your teaching style.
Came for the "India's Water Revolution" series and now hooked on these new presentations.
Hi Mate! Very good and informative video!
I also use a graywatersystem similar to your first one (2bath tubs) for only dishwasing (100%biodegradable tensides)
What do you think about colder climates in winter times (i mean BEFORE the water freezes of course ;) ) does the bacterial system still work good enough when the plants die in winter?? cheers!
... This is the most beautiful clip I have ever seen.. respect!
Excellent input - hope these steps are mandated by Governments across to save our Earth
no matter how well Andrew cleans the board, or how many times I watch this, my screen is still dirty
What's the proportion of m² of plants to volume/time of treated water?
Cool concepts, but how efficient is it to time and to area (or volume)?
How dirty is your water?
Basically, gravel displaces 2/3 of the area that it occupies. So in a 200l drum of gravel, you get about 66l of water.
That was simply amazing! Such a clear explanation. Thank you, very much.
I did this and proved that it worked for my 8th grade science fair project in 1998. I got first place at state. It was a fun experiment. My sister was a high school science teacher and helped me set it up.
How well does this system filter chemicals like medications? Can it fully filter the residual medications from something like depression or anxiety pills left over in urine?
I do not know. Check the work of Dr. John Todd, who is the world's foremost expert.
the problem of foto/bioremediation using plant is the chemicals would be cummulated into the plant itself. Thus, there would be a time where the plant cannot absorb chemicals anymore and needs to be disposed. The disposed plant is already full of chemicals and thus cannot be thrown away easily to the open environment.
I believe plant based wwtp is not suitable for chemicals waste, let alone medical waste from hospital that often contains radioactive and heavy metal such as Cd.
nb: i'm part of research & development in wwtp company
Worms may help with this! Check out the vermifilter concept.
@@rumiazhari7387 medical waste depending on where you live is incinerated in a controlled environment which is far better than straight up burning
I think fungi bioremediation would be more effective than plants for this type of purification - including heavy metals. The resulting mushroom fruit bodies would obviously not be edible however.
I recommend Mycelium Running (P. Stamets, 2005) for further reading on this. It's an excellent source of inspiration.