Microbes Are Able to Reverse Marine PollutionBy Erika Fehr Something as tiny as microbes can easily be overlooked in the effort of reviving Puget Sound's marine life. They have the amazing ability to jumpstart the struggling flora and fauna and invite abundant fish and shellfish again. Microorganisms have been the secret of balance and health in soil and marine eco-systems for millions of years, as they are self-regulating biologically. They are the most minute functioning units of life, creating vibrant networks everywhere in our environment, including our own bodies. We utilize microbes in our gut to maintain our micro flora which is breaking down nutrients and strengthening our immune system. Overloading eco-systems with toxic waste threatens and exhausts nature's intelligent technology of self-regulation. In addition, when man made "heat, beat, and treat" solutions are introduced to the environment, using merely technical and chemical means, further problems are created, i.e., the damage caused by Corexit, the oil solvent used in the BP Gulf Oil Spill. Shouldn't biological problems be resolved by biological means, which are more gentle and natural and free of further harm? When the micro flora in our waters is destroyed, the base for the marine food chain is destroyed, too. No amino acids, sugars, vitamins, and anti-oxidants, produced by microbes to nurture phytoplankton, nothing to feed on in turn for zooplankton and fish up the chain. Reviving the world of the tiny microbes then is key point to start and the most natural way to support marine life. Microbes are used in cleanup projects, but mostly as single strains targeting special problems, i.e. digesting oil. A more holistic approach targets balance in eco-systems. Once beneficial microbial populations pass the threshold, a revolution of their regenerative activity is ignited. This will then elegantly cure symptoms merely as a side effect. In our troubled times we are gifted with a unique microbial formula developed 30 years ago by internationally renown Professor Teruo Higa, who has successfully guided environmental projects in many countries. He has developed formulas which incorporate the cornerstones of a healthy environment and are extracted from the natural world: Lactic acid and photrophic bacteria and yeast. With this technology Seto Inland Sea, a bay in Japan, in the 90's as polluted as Puget Sound, was cleaned within five years. Oysters, clams, and seaweeds are now being harvested again. It started with one sewage plant, using these biological techniques. Little fish were attracted to the discharged water, because it was literally transformed into a pro-biotic solution, nurturing the food chain. Other sewage plants followed; cooperative volunteer groups, working with government entities resulted in the clean-up of the bay. Accordingly aquaculture is improved through these beneficial microbes; no antibiotics are needed. In Thailand some banks require shrimp farms to use the microbial approach in order to obtain financing. Like sewage plants, septic systems operated with microbes could be used as remediation tools for ground and ground water in case they are leaching. Municipalities could potentially save a lot of money by simply delivering free microbial solution to households with septic systems instead of building new sewage plants for millions of dollars. Water, cleaned from pollution, still carries the memory of pollution. Microorganisms however, with their electromagnetic wave resonance, are the little wizards finding the memory delete button. They restructure water molecules into their pristine hexagonal form, meaning 6 atoms forming one molecule. This is the structure of fresh and delicious water coming from mountains. Famous for water crystal photographs, Dr. Emoto visited Washington this spring, meeting with people, meditating and praying for clean and pristine water. During one meditation, as water was poured into Capitol Lake, blessed with a passionate vision for radiant marine life - a seal appeared out of nowhere in front of us, looking straight into our eyes. We were in tears. Nature is waiting for us. It is time. Working in conjunction with the natural world, both materially and spiritually, will bring back life into our precious marine environments and bridge us into the future. Erika Fehr is a local environmental educator. Please call for more information at (360) 894-6819. Resource Books: Higa, An Earth Saving Revolution, Vol. 1 and 2, Higa, Our Future Reborn (Available at the Olympia Food Coop/Eastside)
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