Bioremediation

Bioremediation: Which Contaminants Can Be Treated?

March 13, 2012

I feel I could go out on a limb on this one and say that the majority of soil contaminants can be ‘bioremediated’, by that I mean that the risks posed by the majority of soil contaminants can be addressed by bioremediation.  We reported recently on the ‘plastic eating fungus discovery’ Pestalotiopsis microspora.  The eco-friendly world [...]

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Plastic Eating Fungus Discovery

February 1, 2012

Our friends in the USA have managed to isolate a Fungus which degrades polyurethane, a substance which is used in foams, seals, adhesives and hard and flexible plastic parts.  The fungus has been named Pestalotiopsis microspora, a name which may become as well known as dehalococcoides (a hydrocarbon degrading bacteria widely used in bioremediation). Excitement [...]

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How does Bioremediation work?

November 8, 2011

Big toys help! The above shows us ‘turning’ contaminated soils, first we added moisture and nutrients, then we put all of the soils through the Allu bucket to aerate and mix the soils.  Why?  Read on. Before bioremediation is started a few aspects must be considered.  To start with, the contaminant must be ‘right’, i.e. [...]

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Petrol Station Remediation

July 14, 2011

These small and often well situated plots have been found to be wise investments for re-development. Petrol stations can be contaminated with hydrocarbons which have leaked from pipes and tanks found beneath petrol station forecorts. Soil remediation and groundwater remediation techniques can be applied to treat the soil and/or water in-situ.  Hydrocarbon treatment technologies are tried and tested and the technology [...]

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How much does Soil Remediation cost?

June 29, 2011

I’m sure a mathematician could put a good formula together based on  the nature and concentration of the contaminants of concern, the volume of material and the location of the site.  However, for that you already need to have a lot of the attributing information…such as ground water implications, target levels, clients time constraints and available [...]

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Keyhole Surgery

June 17, 2011

Similar to insitu remediation…? Further to Sam’s recent blog you’ll be pleased to know that his recent keyhole surgery went well and he’s now on his way to a full recovery. So why am I writing about this…?  Well keyhole surgery is very similar to insitu treatment techniques, trust me on this…!   You analyse where the problem [...]

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Clean-up Contamination While Site Development Continues

May 18, 2011

Don’t let contaminated soil or groundwater stop/delay your site development program. Did you know you can remediate contaminants in the ground and while you are developing a site?  It is possible to treat a variety of organic contaminants in-situ, i.e. while they are still in the ground. In-situ remediation can involve physical removal (e.g. vapour extraction, groundwater [...]

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Get the most out of your Remediation Contractor!

April 6, 2011

Do you know how to get the most out of your remediation contractor?  If you have land, or water for that matter, which you strongly suspect is contaminated, we would recommend getting a remediation contractor involved before any investigations have been planned or carried out. We see 100′s of reports a year from many different consultants, passed [...]

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Soil Treatment

March 8, 2011

A fairly ambiguous statement, Soil Treatment, yet again in the contaminated land remediation world we have tried to claim it for our own (Please don’t tell the farmers and gardeners out there). Contaminated soil treatment has 2 main applications, in-situ and ex-situ, the target being to reduce / remove contaminants in order to either facilitate safe re-use on [...]

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What is Bioremediation?

March 4, 2011

The dictionary definition of ‘Remediation’ is along the lines of ‘the correction of something bad or defective’.  As contaminated soil and water remediation contractors we’ve firmly claimed the word, search ‘remediation contractors’ and no doubt you’ll get something to do with the contaminated soils…. Adding the Bio part is sadly not for Bionic. Bio is short for [...]

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