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GBlist: Single residence Living Machines



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Comments by:       Karst Hoogeboom@RC@DEM Boston
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Is there any more info available on the "living machine".  Did Jim Davis 
build it himself, where did he get the idea, is it an off-the-shelf item, 
where can one get plans, what kind of maintenance does it need, are there any 
downsides such as odor, frequent maintenance requirements or hazardous 
byproducts?

Any information you can provide me would be great,  Thank you.

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Someone was asking about this, and I thought this might be of
interest

The Living Machine
Jim Davis, creator of the Garfield comic strip, has a system in his
studio called a "living machine." The "living machine" converts sink
drainage and raw sewage into clean water using ordinary marine
organisms. It's like a multi-celled aquatic compost heap. A version of
this "living machine" is being evaluated as a replacement for a
conventional sewage plant, and a "living machine" that can service a
community of 30,000 people is now being built in Mexico.

marilyn
http://www.pathcom.com/~timex/
Reality is just a Collective Hunch
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