Treating Sewage

Effective Microorganism Technology Intended for an urban setting. A company in India is working on methods to better use bacteria and algae to degrade their sewage. Called EM (Effective Microorganisms) technology, this technology is added to existing sewer processing plants and greatly reduces the processing time, thus greatly reducing the amount of electricity used. This is particular useful when electricity supplies are only available a limited number of hours per day. Prior to introducing this technology into their wastewater plants, the Indian National Security Guard (NSG) used approximately 59,236 units per month. This has proven an effective way to save money. With the EM method their usage is down to 8,952 units per month. A shortcoming of this technology is that currently it requires a certain degree of technological expertise to effectively administer the EM.