OSEI CEO Mr. Steven Pedigo speaks to the RRT v and VII

ATTACHMENT 2: Notes for Regional Response Team 5 Meeting, Morning Session

Science & Technology (S & T) Subcommittee, Mr. Scott Binko, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Guest Speaker Presentation: Mr. Steve Pedigo – Chairman, Oil Spill Eater International, Corporation (OSEI Corp.). Dallas, TX

•  OSEI Corp. is a 26-year-old company that has worked on approximately 31,000 spills in 60 countries for various U.S. Military branches and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-type agencies.

•  Oil Spill Eater (OSE) II is a biological enzyme that converts the waste into a natural food source for enhanced native bacteria in the environment, which in turn convert the food source into carbon dioxide (CO2) and water. OSE II is recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as harmless to humans and non-toxic to marine species, and can treat waste while at concentration as low as 100 parts per billion (ppb) with a lethal dose to 50 percent of the test population (LD50) of 1,900 to 10,000 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg). OSE II has been deployed by many major oil companies and has been used in contaminated groundwater applications.

  OESI II detoxifies contaminants in a combination of bio-surfactant, enzymes, and nutrients, and enables native microorganisms to efficiently and completely break down the contaminant. It causes a fuel material to float and reduce flammability within minutes. It can also be mixed with light or heavy fuels, in salt or fresh water, on soils or injected into the groundwater; it contains no foreign species of bacteria.

•  OSE II can be used as a first response tool for effective application in underground storage tanks (UST), at refineries, at bulk terminals, and underneath buildings; and for surface and water-based spill applications. OSEI Corp. can provide the approach to process application, protocols and testing, and required maintenance after a site overview, as well as parameters via a document submittal.

  Question: Did the information sent from the presenter include information on toxicity testing, controls, and EPA testing of freshwater applications during 2010?

  Answer: Yes, this information was in reports of Missouri River and Spring Lake Sites heavy oil testing along with the Nigeria Site and BP Gulf Oil Spill. Also, a paradigm shift is occurring from conventional thinking that bioremediation is merely a finishing and polishing approach to spill cleanup, to a conclusion that three main bio-remediation methods can be used: (1) microbiological cultures (MC), (2) nutrient additives (NA), and (3) enzyme additives (EA).

  Oil Spill Eater II is the only EA type on the US EPA NCP list ( see disclosure at this link http://osei.us/ncp-listing-information-and-disclosures) and is the only enzymatic first response tool in the world. OSE II is one of the only first response bioremediation products in the world. ( see link as to why ( http://osei.us/wp-content/uploads/TYPES-OF-BIOREMEDIATION-THREE-MODES_OSEI_Updated.pdf)