Subject: Compost teas

From: Maple Organics <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:01:28 +0530

Edna,

It is well known that EM Technology is being widely used to treat
wastewater. Apart from reducing the BOD, COD etc it also reduces the
Coliform count. This means that both E. Coli and Salmonella populations
are reduced by as much as 80%. This also happens as EM reduces the pH
count in wastewater owing to Lactobacillus and Photosynthetic microbes.
They produce amino acids and other enzymes which control the pH.
Coliforms do not survive in low pH.

I have not tried to combine compost teas with EM, but it could be a good
idea to give it a shot and get lab tests carried out (both chemical and
biological) for the same.

Sanjay

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