Is a Living Machine® system safe? Are there any odors associated with the process or the effluent?
The Living Machine® is designed with safety concerns in mind. Wastewater is always below the surface of the Living Machine® systems’s wetland media (crushed aggregate) so there is no potential for accidental contact with partially treated effluent or a mosquito breeding habitat. Second, the wastewater odors are eliminated by a careful design relying on simple odor removal mechanisms. A properly maintained Living Machine® system will have the pleasant smell of the plants used in the wetland, including flowers where flowering plants are chosen. Many of our systems have been built inside buildings with no distasteful odors.
