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Reed Beds - Rhizobiotics
& Bio-fuel Plantations
 

 
Nature's own biological effluent treatment system - developed and managed for the efficient treatment of biodegradable effluents. Minimal maintenance - Aesthetically pleasing, environmentally rewarding - Appreciating asset. Suitable for primary and tertiary treatments. Simple to construct from local materials but does require adequate land and careful management and development. Flexible to loads and volumes once established.

British Steel Corporation, South Wales
Design, and management of the installation of 18 hectares of Reed Beds. For total treatment of coke oven effluent. Duntech were responsible for the design and detailed drawings, negotiation tender for earthwork contractor. Appointment of contractor. On-site engineering and supervision of the construction works. Contract financial accounts management, including site payroll and welfare.

ICI plc, Teesside
Design, and management of the installation of 5 hectares of Reed Beds for treatment of phenol, amines, and methacrylate effluent.

Rhone Poulenc, Staveley, Derbyshire
Design, supply, installation and analytical monitoring of pilot Reed Beds. For the treatment of ammonia, aniline, nitribenzene, aminophenols, diaminodiphenyl ester, monochlorinated anilines and toluene effluent.

Rhone Poulenc Rorer, Dagenham, Essex
Design, supply, installation and analytical monitoring of pilot Reed Beds. For the treatment of phenols, acetone’s, amines, methanols and solvents effluent.

British Aerospace Defence Ltd., Bridgwater, Somerset
Feasibility reports, site surveys and investigations, and design for the construction of a 5-hectare Reed Bed Treatment System. Preparation of fully detailed design, drawings and specification. Construction of the reed beds, supply and installation of pumps and associated control and monitoring system to final commissioning. On completion of construction an eighteen-month management contract was secured to manage the reed beds to their full treatment potential. Treatment of effluents from explosives manufacture.

Huntsman Corporation, South Wales
Feasibility reports, site surveys and investigations, effluent trials for Reed Bed treatment proposals Following successful trials, full detailed design and costing of 0.5-hectare reed bed system. Design and build management contract secured. Work completed August 1996. Systems commissioned and better than expected results are being obtained. Effluents containing morpholine and associated chemicals.

Bostwarthen Village, Penzance
Design and build small reed bed for barn housing development
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Pioneer Aggregates Ltd, Lydd. Kent
Supply and planting of phragmites for gravel pit refurbishment.

P Dutton Badgworth Grange, Somerset
Design and installation of domestic reed bed for septic tank overflow treatment

IBM Retail Development, Greenford
Design and advice on reed bed for constructed wetland area on environmentally sensitive retail development together with supply and planting of phragmites and ongoing management of the reed bed.

Mr & Mrs T Wass The Old Rectory Puttenham Bucks
Design and build reed bed for domestic effluent treatment.

Cardiff International Airport
Design and management of reed bed for simulated fire fighting area foam run-off.

Thrift Development Limited Cassington
Design and management of reed bed construction for septic tank run-off from 150pe barn office development.

WRc plc
Irrigation of Biofuel Plantations at Goddington and Westwell STW