Kaedah bebola EM bersih, rawat dan pulihara Sungai Kinta

Sebanyak 13,000 bebola lumpur yang mengandungi bakteria baik (effective microorganism) dalam pengurusan alam sekitar dilontar ke dalam Sungai Kinta bagi membersih, merawat dan memulihara air sungai itu daripada terus tercemar.
Melalui program Greenthon (EM Ball) yang dilaksanakan SMK Pengkalan, seramai 200 pelajar sekolah terbabit bertungkus-lumus  sejak dua minggu lalu untuk menghasilkan bebola EM yang turut berperanan mengurangkan mendapan, ammonia serta meningkatkan kebolehlarutan oksigen dan turbiditi.
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Biokteknologi EM diperkenalkan dan dibangunkan oleh Prof Teruo Higa dari Universiti Ryukus, Okinawa, Jepun kira-kira 25 tahun lalu dan setiap bebola lumpur ini mengandungi tanah liat yang dicampur dengan cecair EM, bahan organik dan mineral.
Exco Kanan negeri, Datuk Hamidah Osman, berkata kesedaran umum terhadap penjagaan sungai perlu dipertingkatkan dari semasa ke semasa dan salah satu caranya adalah dengan mendidik golongan muda berkaitan kesan pencemaran terhadap alam sekitar.
Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan program penutup Greenthon anjuran SMK Pengkalan yang bertemakan Seribu Lontaran Sejuta Harapan di Kinta River Front, pagi ini.
Menurutnya, usaha murni yang dilaksanakan SMK Pengkalan itu wajar dicontohi semua pihak kerana ia dapat melahirkan generasi muda yang memiliki kesedaran tinggi terhadap penjagaan alam sekitar.
“Setiap anggota masyarakat harus memainkan peranan dalam menjaga alam sekitar dan kerajaan negeri akan memberi sokongan padu kepada mana-mana pihak yang memperjuangkan isu ini,” katanya.
Ujarnya, selain menjadi sumber air untuk kegunaan harian, sungai yang bersih juga boleh dibangunkan sebagai produk tarikan pelancong ke Perak.
Tahun lalu, seramai 600,000 pelancong melawat negeri ini dan menyumbang sebanyak RM1.2 billion kepada pendapatan sektor pelancongan.

ARKIB : 22/07/2010

Atasi pencemaran sungai guna EM

KUALA LUMPUR 21 Julai - Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) akan terus menggunakan kaedah mikro organisma efektif (EM) sebagai satu daripada usaha mengatasi masalah pencemaran sungai di negara ini.
Ketua Pengarah JPS, Datuk Ir. Ahmad Husaini Sulaiman berkata, kaedah tersebut juga diyakini mampu memperbaiki kualiti sungai yang tercemar.
"Sebenarnya kaedah EM memang telah diguna pakai selama ini namun penggunaannya masih belum meluas.
"Keberkesanannya juga telah terbukti dalam meningkatkan tahap kualiti air," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Pencemaran sungai di negara ini dilaporkan semakin menjadi-jadi sejak kebelakangan ini.
Menurut laporan Utusan Malaysia semalam, terdapat sekurang-kurangnya 45 sungai termasuk pecahan daripada tujuh lembangan sungai di seluruh negara yang dikategorikan sebagai tercemar teruk iaitu Tahap 3, 4 dan 5.
Dalam pada itu, Ahmad Husaini memberitahu, penggunaan EM sebenarnya lebih praktikal untuk kawasan seperti kolam takungan air kerana prosesnya lebih mudah.
"Penggunaan bahan ini untuk sungai agak sukar disebabkan air yang sentiasa mengalir.
"Bagaimanapun, JPS masih menggunakan EM untuk mengatasi masalah pencemaran di sesetengah sungai terutamanya di bahagian hulu sungai," jelas beliau.
Bagaimanapun kata Ahmad Husaini, segalanya bergantung kepada sejauh mana tahap pencemaran sungai-sungai berkenaan.

EM and Industrial

Areas of Application  EM 1 as Industrial Lagoon Treatment Agent EM IN TREATMENT OF CANALS and More  The Scenario The normal waste disposal system of factories is the lagoon system. Solid and liquid wastes are flushed to the lagoon, usually a simple excavation at the back of the establishment. As the wastes accumulate, an objectionable odor is also generated creating discomfort to the immediate community. Series of complaints results to a tarnished company image. Modern industrial establishments apportion a piece of their area for a waste treatment plant. Some install Bio-gas digester, others resort to series of lagoons, separators and recycling and still others employ all of the above. For all these methods, odors rarely subside to tolerable levels. Aside from the odor, the effluent rarely meets the DENR discharging standards. Usually, the load of the effluent is way above the requirement. Bio-Remediation Principle For this reason, proprietary blends of microorganisms that accelerate bio-remediation are being introduced into the treatment plant. For an effective lagoon treatment, a mixed culture of microorganisms is more effective than a single inoculant. Natural purification of contaminated waters is done by a succession of different microorganisms, each performing a different and special role in the process.  Being a biological process and absence of any chemical application, treatment with EM is organic in nature hence is environment-friendly. The principle of introducing inoculants in the treatment site is to increase the diversity of the microflora in the lagoon system. The new microbial colony, together with the existing bacterial strains is stimulated by providing an optimum living condition e.g. enough dissolved oxygen, proper pH, temperature etc. A natural process that normally requires months now occurs in a matter of days or weeks.

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`Effective microbes solution has helped contain fly menace'

Special Correspondent

Demonstration part of World Environment Day celebrations

ELIMINATING POLLUTION: A Rapid Action Force vehicle sprays effective microbes solution on garbage dumped at the Vellalore garbage yard during a demonstration organised by Siruthuli on Tuesday. — Photo: K. Ananthan

COIMBATORE: Siruthuli, a public initiative to conserve water resources, claimed on Tuesday that the use of effective microbes (EM) solution on the garbage dumps at the Coimbatore Corporation's compost yard at Vellalore near the city had helped contain the menace of flies.

In the absence of a disposal system, thousands of tonnes of accumulated waste had attracted flies that also invaded houses in the residential colonies around the yard.

Siruthuli had offered to contain the problem, apart from also expressing interest in carrying out a waste disposal programme at the yard.

The organisation demonstrated the use of the solution on the garbage dumps and also on the sewage lagoons to eliminate stink.

The demonstration was part of the World Environment Day celebrations it had organised at the yard.

In a press release, Siruthuli said about 600 tonnes of garbage and 100 million litres of sewage water was being generated every day.

The garbage consisted of both organic and inorganic matter.

At present, there was no proper method adopted in the city for segregating organic and inorganic waste at the point of generation (at homes or commercial establishments) and also treatment or recycling of sewage water.

The estimated accumulated and unsegregated garbage at the yard was about four-lakh tonnes.

This caused pollution and turned life difficult in the residential areas in Vellalore and Kurichi. Similarly, the sewage pumped from the two pumping stations to four lagoons in garbage yard had led to bad odour and attracted flies, cockroaches, mosquitoes and other insects.

These proved to be a health hazard for the residents, especially children.

Siruthuli studied the problems faced by the residents, the motorists and the dwellers en route.

With the help of experienced environmentalists a programme was implemented by using the microbes solution for the last 10 months.

There were millions of microbes on earth and most of them were helpful and beneficial to humans.

The release said that effective micro-organisms were used for agriculture, hygiene management and solid waste management.

These organisms not only hastened the process of composting biodegradable waste, but also prevented foul odour and helped keep flies away.

These organisms could turn organic solid waste, including kitchen garbage into manure.

The technology also helped obtain high quality compost that would improve crop yield and quality.

It had been used worldwide for more than 20 years in over 120 countries including Japan, South East Asia and Europe.

The micro-organisms' uniqueness was that what humans considered as contaminated was actually their food.

EM detoxified contaminated water and soil and facilitated the restoration of an ideal biological balance.

The monthly average cost for spraying the EM solution on the fresh waste and lagoon sewager cost Rs. 4 lakh.

Of the ten months' expenses of Rs. 45 lakh, the Coimbatore Corporation provided Rs.21 lakh to cover four months' expenditure.

The rest was contributed by Siruthuli as its contribution to solve the problem of accumulating garbage at the yard.

Siruthuli said the solution would be sprayed from two lorries belonging to the Rapid Action Force unit stationed near the yard.