CVOC Degrading Bacteria - Brochure

Problem: Chlorinated volatile organic compounds ICVOC) belong to the most abundant groundwater pollutants. Due to leaks and spills in the past, these compounds are found at a significant number of sites of the dry cleaning, metal and chemical industry. As a result of the chemical and physical properties of CVOC, traditional remediation techniques like pump and treat, often do not offer a cost efficient solution for the removal of these pollutants. In contrast, in situ biodegradafion provides a sustainable remediation technique for groundwater and soil contaminated with CVOC Hereby, the pollutants are degraded by bacteria, growing on these contaminants. If the site itself does not have the appropriate bacterial strains for the degradation, the addition of safe and specialised bacteria to the soil can be applied. This process is called bioaugmentation.