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(I put this to anyone who is interested, please experiment in your area. If what I have said turns out not to be true, please write and tell us. Such information will be invaluable.)
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(18 Nov 2013 I have a new theory regarding this decomposition of the organic material. I suggest that some of the nutrients/elements become soluble in water and pass on to the Azolla pond, providing better nutrition for the Azolla. I have no way of establishing this, but welcome any feed back from the scientific community. )
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This part of the filter is constructed so as to be aerobic, in other words, the water pulls air through the gravel as it falls. A tiny layer of water clings to each gravel particle and in this layer there forms another population of bacteria and microbes, which continue to remove pathogens from the water.
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I have no expertise in microbiology, and remain open to others wishing to contribute here. It is my guess that potential pathogens will be destroyed within these two filter layers. Further research would be most valuable, canada goose deals to determine what depth of filtration, how slowly the water must traverse and the mortality rate of pathogens in such an environment.
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1. After the grey water has passed through the mulch, then down through the gravel, I would like to know the bacterial/viral load, the dissolved oxygen, suspended solids, nitrogen level, etc. at this point.
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3. The water then passes upwards through a 300mm layer of crushed glass. This is designed to be anaerobic for de nitrification to take place. Does it? Is the water passing through this area slowly enough?
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