Bioremediation*
is a proven technology with a growing interest for in situ
bioremediation* applications due to site and regulatory
constraints. In situ bioremediation* is limited by
several controlling factors:
1.
Ability
of an organism to degrade the contaminant at issue,
2.
Availability
of the hydrocarbons to micro-organisms,
3.
Availability
of inorganic nutrients, and
4.
A
supply of electron acceptors (typically an oxygen source).
To
accomplish remediation objectives or overcome the proceeding factors, SuperAll™
#38 has been developed to create an enhanced environment for
biodegradation* of hydrocarbon contaminated soil within
the undistributed site soils.
SuperAll™ #38 breaks down hydrocarbons into microscopic
particles that allow the indigenous bacteria/microbes to digest, therefore
destroy, the hydrocarbon contamination more rapidly than other remediation
technologies. When SuperAll™ #38 is used as the remediating agent, the bacteria naturally occurring in the evironment are those that degrade the hydrocarbons most
efficiently relative to the introduction of imported or cultured
micro-organisms. SuperAll™ #38 DOES NOT CONTAIN BACTERIA
CULTURES. During the biodegradation process the hydrocarbons will be
used as a food and energy source with the consequential end products being
carbon dioxide, water, and carbon. The addition of SuperAll™ #38
reduces the adhesive forces among the molecules of the hydrocarbons and
allows the material to become surrounded by SuperAll™ #38 and
water. The end result is much greater hydrocarbon surface area exposed to the
proper conditions for biological degradation.
SuperAll™ #38's indigenous microbial stimulation process has
many features that make this method applicable to a broad range of
remediation sites such as:
- Minimal site
and site operations disturbance
- No system
installation, thereby allowing remediation to begin immediately
- No cost of
landfilling or the related transportation costs
- No waste water
generated
- Health and
safety exposure minimized
- Eliminates cost
of purchasing and hauling clean backfill
- Remediation is
completed in days and weeks versus months and years
CONCLUSION:
SuperAll™ #38 is the most cost-effective additive to a bioremediation*
project which acts as a stimulant for promoting the breakdown of pollutants
to non-toxic components by existing organisms.
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