A student at Columbia asked us after a TEd X Dumbo presentation in 2012, “How many mud balls would it take to clean the Gowanus and how much would that cost?”. The best answer would take careful study with pros who have remediated other large systems. However, Shig took the time to create an answer. […]

July 8th, 2013 | Tags: Ag & Ecology, Beneficial Microbes, beneficial mud balls, bioremediation, bokashi, Cost of bioremediation, Crowd Source Participation (new), Ecological, EM-1 Mud balls, Gowanus Canal, microbes, MoS Collective, Shig, Succession, sustainability, Ted X Dumbo, water | Category: 1. Beneficial Microbes/Mud Balls, 1. MoS Participatory, 2. Food & Recipes (new), 4. Everything, New York City | Comments Off on [Shig] How many mud balls would it take to remediate the Gowanus?