Erosion Control

The Terraseeding™ process has simplified soil stabilization measures to a one step application. Hermanns composted soil mulch BioEarth™ provides numerous benefits when used in erosion and sediment control practices. The two greatest benefits are its immediate effectiveness and its ability to bind and degrade specific contaminates.
Because BioEarth™ is applied at significant rates; it completely covers the soil surface thereby impacting soil movement reduction by nearly 100%. Its effectiveness is due to its ability to disperse water and thereby improve its percolation rate through the soil. Because it is primarily made from compost, BioEarth™ is naturally stable and possesses significant amounts of humic acids giving it the ability to bind nutrients and heavy metals as moisture passes through it. In addition, it improves the cation exchange capacity of the soil increasing sites in which nutrients can be bound as well as provide a home for microorganisms to proliferate. Organisms found within compost have the ability to degrade organic contaminants such as hydrocarbons found in petroleum based materials.