Back Y. Hoshino1, N. Satou1, T. Higa2
EM Research Organization, Okinawa, Japan1 and
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan2
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Abstract
For the last several decades, humankind has been trying to have an advanced civilization spending much energy made by natural resources. Increased world population has created great amount of waste and environmental pollution, especially with dioxin. Modern conventional agriculture also has many problems, led by utilization of agrochemicals. The excess usage of pesticides can be the cause of poor soil fertility and polluted agricultural products. The pesticide can break down not only human health, but, also environment. The application of microbes, especially Effective Microorganisms (EM), for the control of pollution of the environment is getting popular. EM is a microbial mixture solution and it includes only beneficial aerobic and anaerobic microbes. Therefore it is very safe to use EM on environmental improvement.
When EM was applied, the metabolic substances, such as antioxidants, organic acids, nucleic acids, enzymes and minerals, will work on harmful substances like dioxin to change into harmless character. EM can create considerable powers of self-purification in nature.