[Greenbuilding] surface area

[Gennaro]

Yes, a top choice. Looking for a local supplier without luck so far.

Gennaro Brooks-Church
347-244-3016
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On Jun 7, 2012 10:35 AM, "Stephen" <sl at 210nle.com> wrote:

> Pumice? Some floats, maybe sinks after a while. Lots of surface area. -------Original
> Message-------
> From: Alan Abrams **
> To: Green Building **
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] surface area
> Sent: Jun 07 '12 10:11
>
> in our region, recycled, crushed concrete is available in several popular
> grades.  not very lightweight, but I imagine the surface would be microbe
> friendly.
>
> this does however, raise the question of PH, due to the alkaline nature of
> portland.
>
> AA
>
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
> info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
>
>> Foam would be a great colonizer but I want to stay away from synthetics
>> given that it is a long term swimming pool and I don't want to worry about
>> leeching.
>>
>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:51 PM, John Salmen <terrain at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi****
>>>
>>> Your talking about a biofilter and foam chips have been used
>>> successfully for that in all types of wastewater treatment for maintaining
>>> a ‘smutzdecke’ (waterloo biofilter is one example) though typically it is
>>> graded sand and gravel. Netted bags of foam chips with some kind of ballast
>>> might work well. Lots of research out there.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Best****
>>>
>>> John****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-
>>> bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org<greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org>]
>>> *On Behalf Of *Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
>>> *Sent:* June-06-12 8:03 PM
>>> *To:* listserv Green Building new
>>> *Subject:* [Greenbuilding] surface area****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I am building a natural pool and could use some insight into the media
>>> used in the regenerative zone.* ***
>>>
>>> Typically gravel is used since it creates large surface area for
>>> microbes and lasts.****
>>>
>>> Ideally I would prefer something lighter so it can be more easily
>>> removed when the pool leaks.****
>>>
>>> I considered crushed brick but dust could be an issue.****
>>>
>>> I salvaged some Spanish S tile I could put in and cover with gravel. I
>>> wouldn't break it I would just put it in the way it comes stacked on the
>>> pallet. Any thoughts on how that would compare to gravel in terms of
>>> surface area? Keep in mind that microbe surface area is different than
>>> surface area we can see.****
>>>
>>> Using safety netting from job sites would have amazing surface area but
>>> I am not interested in the leeching possibilities.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?****
>>>
>>>
>>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>>> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
>>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>>> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231****
>>>
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