HORIZONTAL REED BEDS
MTM can
undertake the
installation of horizontal flow reed bed units that are designed to act
as a final tertiary treatment ofeffluent from a sewage treatment plant.
These units are sometimes required where the Environment Agency require an additional treatment level to that already produced by a treatment plant.
A reed bed works by the reeds releasing oxygen through their roots into the "reed bed". The reed bed is made from a reed called Phragmites australis.
A simple horizontal flow reed bed unit (Ideal for final treatment to a domestic sewage system).
The reeds pass oxygen, absorbed by their leaf system, via their stems and rhizomes to their roots - the Rhizoshpere. Two small reed bed units are generally all that is required for a single house unit and they require very little maintenance.
Please contact us for further advice on reed beds.
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