Microbes for Environmental Applications

Can external inoculation help?

Bioremediation use specially selected microbes with known degradation capabilities targeted to the particular environmental contamination. Bioremediation techniques are designed to get the contamination clean and back to a "natural state" completely.

Biodyne has developed microbial blends with special appetites for a variety of contaminants in many different applications. The success of bioremediation ultimately depends on the presence of capable microorganisms which can be properly "managed" to utilize their capabilities.

Biodyne-South Africa produces these capable microorganisms that have helped with hundreds of Bioremediation projects, and our microbes are a valuable tool in getting contaminated sites to closure quickly and completely. Please Contact Us for more information and project experience and examples.

How can microbes stimulate plant growth?

The growing roots of plants have an intimate relationship with the soil around them. As they push through the soil, they endure significant abrasion to their protective layers leaving a trail of organic debris in their immediate vicinity (rhizosphere). Ubiquitous indigenous microorganisms may be able to utilise this debris as a food and energy source and begin to populate the area. While many of these indigenous strains may be harmless, some may be undesirable neighbours for the roots. Inoculated microbes can bring new talents to the area of the rhizosphere with potential advantages to the plants.

How can microbes enhance compost production and help with agricultural crop residue management, and contribute to grass thatch reduction?

Now that recycling and reuse have become the norm rather than the exception, composting has taken on a role of importance. Landfills now compost yard waste rather than simply burying it. Homeowners often compost their non-animal food wastes rather than putting it in the garbage. Flower and vegetable growers often compost crop cuttings to amend to new beds.

Farmers may plant new crops directly in the stubble left from the previous crop to save energy. Biodyne has assembled a very capable team of bacteria and fungi in Environoc 501  that have excellent ability to reduce many of the difficult polymeric components of vegetation waste.

They work with the indigenous plant inhabitants to optimize the composting process and degrade the compounds quicker. Environoc 501 has shown very good efficacy in Agricultural Crop Residue digestion applications as well as biological dethatch of grass. Specialized cellulose and lignin degrading and other microbes may assist in breaking down various crop and grass thatch residues that  can help release nutrition and organic matter into the soil. 

This biological digestion relieves many of the challenges associated with excess crop residue or grass thatch.  Environoc 501 is a consortium of beneficial microbes selected for their special abilities to assist composting, crop residue management, and grass de-thatching applications.

Water Clarity Enhancement

Uncontrolled growth of algae in ponds and aquaria often results when mineral nutrients get out of normal balance. This may result from high nitrogen due to fish and food waste in aquaria or fertiliser runoff into the neighbourhood pond.

When environmental factors change to favour the excessive growth of algae, the results can be unsightly and odorous blooms that require some effort to reverse. Now, beneficial microbe inoculation with ENVIRONOC 301 can potentially undo some of the conditions that lead to excessive algae growth and increase water clarity. This is true in aquaria as well as in aesthetic and working ponds.

Can external inoculation help?

ENVIRONOC 301 microbes produce enzymes which digest fats, starch and protein under a variety of temperature conditions. This means less line clogging,less grease trap pumping and lower BOD and TSS values in the effluent leaving the grease trap.