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:
- Ability of an organism to degrade the contaminant at issue,
- Availability of the hydrocarbons to micro-organisms,
- Availability of inorganic nutrients, and
- 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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