TVNI Director Responsible for Asia and South Pacific, Managing Director Veticon Consulting,

The Vetiver System (VS) is now well accepted and used worldwide for numerous applications. Amongst these, environmental protection applications are the most popular due to its effectiveness, simplicity and low cost. Earlier research conducted to understand the role of the extraordinary physiological and morphological attributes of vetiver grass in soil and water conservation, discovered that vetiver grass also possesses some unique attributes highly suitable for treating polluted wastewater from industries as well as domestic discharges and contaminated lands from industries and mining. • VS can reduce the volume or dispose unwanted wastewater by: seepage control, land irrigation and wetland. Successful applications include treatment of:- domestic and municipal sewage effluent and landfill leachate- wastewater from intensive animal farms- industrial wastewater recycling and disposal- industrial and mining seepage. • VS can improve wastewater quality by: trapping debris, sediment and particles, and absorbing pollutants such as nutrients and heavy metals, detoxification of agrochemical in wetlands. Successful applications include wastewater quality improvement of:- water runoff from agricultural land- water runoff from urban land • VS can reduce the impact of pollution caused by contaminated lands from industries and mining by land rehabilitation and phytoremediation.- water runoff from industrial and mining land But the most significant advance recently, is the use of vetiver grass in computer modelling t