Post by Jay Blair on Sept 10, 2006 7:25:02 GMT -5
...Can the worms be far behind?
Scientists in Australia have isolated microbes that not only tolerate, but also thrive in toxic wastes and break them down so as not to be hazardous to humans
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/sc_nm/environment_australia_microbes_dc_2
considering that microbes are a neccesary element in a composting worms gut, how long do you think it will be before we have "toxic wastes disposable specialist" composting worms mutating also?
I wonder if the Australian scientists have given thought to conducting experiments including the worms ?
How many worm growers after reading about this will establish test model container environments to begin mutations of their worms to compost oil splills?
I am thinking of building a few "wagon wheel" test enclosures by using four or five of the 2 liter desktop worm bins with a 3 liter desktop bin as the center hub where I can place fuel oil , salt or bleach contaminated soil.
All desktop bins could be connected with 20 ounce soda bottles.
This way while the center hub containing contaminated soil can be exposed to microbes occuring naturally in the environment, the worms would have the spoke bins to take refuge in until they mutated to tolerate the polluted environment.
Scientists in Australia have isolated microbes that not only tolerate, but also thrive in toxic wastes and break them down so as not to be hazardous to humans
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/sc_nm/environment_australia_microbes_dc_2
considering that microbes are a neccesary element in a composting worms gut, how long do you think it will be before we have "toxic wastes disposable specialist" composting worms mutating also?
I wonder if the Australian scientists have given thought to conducting experiments including the worms ?
How many worm growers after reading about this will establish test model container environments to begin mutations of their worms to compost oil splills?
I am thinking of building a few "wagon wheel" test enclosures by using four or five of the 2 liter desktop worm bins with a 3 liter desktop bin as the center hub where I can place fuel oil , salt or bleach contaminated soil.
All desktop bins could be connected with 20 ounce soda bottles.
This way while the center hub containing contaminated soil can be exposed to microbes occuring naturally in the environment, the worms would have the spoke bins to take refuge in until they mutated to tolerate the polluted environment.
