Methane gas,a worse pollutant than CO2Methane gas,a worse pollutant than CO2

Carbon dioxide has been blamed for being the lead catalyst in global warming,however the latest scientific findings are showing that methane gas is much more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. It’s been calculated as being 60% worse than carbon dioxide.  And that’s just part of the trouble.

Methanogens are micro-organisms that rely on anaerobic respiration (breathing without the need for oxygen),to produce methane. They play an essential ecological role in the decay,or breaking down,of organic matter by bonding excess hydrogen molecules to carbon molecules in the absence of oxygen and then releasing them into the atmosphere in the form of methane (CH4).

Methane molecule

Methane gas comes from all sorts of sources including wetlands,rice paddies,livestock farms,wastewater treatment plants,coal mines,and garbage dumps. Where ever decay takes place there is bound some level of be methane production.

To curb the life threatening effects of global warming and a potential for massive climate change much needs to be done to minimize the detrimental effects of excessive methane levels in the atmosphere.

An effective solution for reducing the methane production of wastewater (grey water and sewage) and wastewater treatment plants,is to minimize the amount of water used for ease of transportation / flow.

To do this here are 2 simple solutions just to name a few.

1. Use less water when flushing toilets.
2. Reuse the greywater produced in the home before it is added to sewage and pumped to the wastewater treatment plants.

Read my next blog entry (2010 January 29th) on the role water plays in facilitating anaerobic respiration and methane production in wastewater.

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Take action now and order your water saving system today. Contact Alje van Hoorn about greywater recycling and multi-flush toilet flush systems.