HOW EM WORKS

How EM•1® Works

There are now numerous fermented foods in the world, but most of these had their genesis in accidental discoveries. Sake was discovered when someone spit rice that had been in his mouth and later fermented, or when milk that was left in a leather bag fermented and turned into yogurt. These were not begun with any particular seed bacteria but show how beneficial microorganisms exist everywhere, in the air around us and on the surface of objects.

But the reality now is that the atmosphere dominantly contains a great deal of oxygen and oxidizing microorganisms that use oxygen to break down organic material. In most cases this oxidation results in putrefaction. Because of this, in the food processing industry, the technology of having pure beneficial bacteria, individually cultured, is highly developed.

In other environments such as soil and water, there is a higher concentration of microorganisms than in the air, and the overall situation can greatly change depending on the types of microorganisms present. For instance, in planted fields, if there are many putrefactive microorganisms, the crops will be prone to disease and there will be many injurious insects. In healthy fields, though, the crops will thrive. The difference between the two is usually stated in terms of the microflora. In any environment, living beings or microorganisms live in a balance, and depending on the type of microorganism, some will excrete substances in order to make a more favorable environment for them to live in.

In bad environments, though, what should be done to produce a breakthrough? In cases like this it is critical to transform the microflora. Increasing the number of beneficial microorganisms, such as those present in EM•1®, will change the environment.

Applying EM•1® will help revive the entire microflora. Generally 1 gram of soil will contain from a hundred million to one billion beneficial microorganisms, an amount that is not overwhelmingly large. But the microorganisms within EM•1® can take on a leadership role, and incorporate the existing microorganisms in the soil (opportunistic microorganisms) to get them to help improve the overall environment. In this context, EM•1® has an effect that goes beyond the amount applied to the soil.

In nature, the nutrition and environmental load of a water system will depend on the ecology in that particular area, and the water quality will be sustained by the functioning of a self-cleansing process. This ecology stands on an ecological pyramid with the microflora as the base, and the water is purified through the food chain of plankton, small animals, and fish that are sustained by the microflora.

However in polluted water systems, where pollution has built up and foul odors are produced, the amount of beneficial microorganisms will be reduced and putrefactive microorganisms will become dominant. Because of this, the purifying ability of the ecology will decrease, and a vicious circle will occur in which, as the nutrition and oxygen needed to sustain the ecology decrease, the ecology will be damaged even further.

Through applying EM•1®, a compound solution that has the ability to clean the environment, to this type of environment in which putrefactive microorganisms dominate, beneficial microorganisms will then dominate. As the microflora becomes more productive this will greatly change the ecological pyramid. Through this process, the natural ecology with no sludge or foul odor can be recovered.

Once beneficial microorganisms have assembled and their power has started to help a healthy environment to return, the system can be left alone and by itself it will track in a good direction. Sometimes just a single application of EM•1® is enough to create a healthy environment, while in other cases 100 applications may be needed. The difference depends on the microflora in the place where EM•1® is applied, and the condition of the surrounding environment. The point is this: in order to fully bring out the power of EM•1®, it should be applied and reapplied until a healthy environment starts to appear.