bioremediation News
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EPA Changes Record of Decision for Site in Pennsylvania
Bioremediation Consulting Inc (BCI) announces that due in large part to the effectiveness of its unique dechlorinating culture, the EPA has agreed to change the Record of Decision (ROD) at the Malvern PA Superfund site from pump and treat to accelerated in situ bioremediation. Based on the success of a 3 year pilot study, the remediation project is being expanded to full scale in October 2009. ...
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Iranian fungi show promise in cleaning up oil spills
Iranian scientists have isolated local strains of fungi that can digest petroleum compounds and may be useful in cleaning up polluted sites, especially in similar, semi-arid areas. The researchers isolated fungal strains from oil-contaminated sites within the Arak refinery in Iran and found some of them to cut the amount of petroleum pollution in soil by more than half. Although bioremediation ...
By SciDev.Net
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`Biopreferred Products` championed by US Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack recently urged his peers on President Obama’s Cabinet to give procurement preference to products that comply with the federal BioPreferred program. EOS® is among a wide range of products the United Soybean Board lists as Biobased Products for Government. This program aims to reduce the impact of climate change, improve American environmental security ...
By Redox Tech
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CL-Solutions offers rapid aerobic bioremediation for chlorinated solvents
Commonly used in the dry cleaning, metals manufacturing, printing, and electronics manufacturing industries, CL-Out™ from CL-Solutions has been shown to deliver active, rapid aerobic bioremediation of environmental contamination caused by a wide range of chlorinated solvents. The product contains highly-concentrated solutions of live patented strains of lyophilized (freeze-dried) microscopic ...
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Small boost of electricity aids natural clean-up of PCB contaminants
Applying a low voltage to polluted river sediment can boost microbes’ natural ability to degrade harmful polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminants, according to a new study. The approach could be a cost-effective, sustainable strategy to bioremediate polluted sites. PCBs are persistent contaminants as they remain for long periods in the environment, particularly in water, soil and ...
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Landfill tax exemption ends – what now?
Since the 1 December 2008, developers have no longer been allowed to apply for Landfill Tax Exemption on contaminated land. What are the options open to those that didn’t get an application in on time?Now that Landfill Tax Exemption has been removed, it’s important for developers to investigate the innovative remediation techniques that allow for clean up of brownfield land without the need for ...
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EPA to hold public meeting on the Cayuga County ground water contamination superfund site in Cayuga County, New York; Protecting Drinking Water EPA Priority
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Cayuga County Ground Water Contamination Superfund site located in Cayuga County, New York. The General Electric Company (GE) owned and manufactured semiconductors at a facility on Genesee Street in the City of Auburn. For a time, Powerex, Inc., a joint venture of GE and others, bought the ...
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Delta Consultants Receives Patent for New Biodegradation Process
St. Paul, Minnesota - Delta Consultants has been awarded Patent No. 7,138,060, titled “In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater.” This patent is for a process utilizing unusually high concentrations of Magnesium Sulfate to stimulate biodegradation. Delta applied the technology at 70 petroleum-contaminated study sites. Results indicated significantly faster biodegradation of particular ...
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OxyGreen Corporation and Enviro-Equipment, Inc Announce Manufacturing Agreement for OxyGreen Cells and Control Panels
OxyGreen Corporation, an engineering technology company producing U.S. patented groundwater remediation products and Enviro-Equipment, Inc, a manufacturer of UL certified control panels and specialized environmental remediation equipment announce today an exclusive agreement for commercial manufacturing of OxyGreen cells and control panels Cape Coral, FL and Charlotte, NC, May 4, 2010 ...
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OxyGreen Corporation and Enviro-Equipment, Inc announce manufacturing agreement for oxygreen cells and control panels
OxyGreen Corporation, an engineering technology company producing U.S. patented groundwater remediation products and Enviro-Equipment, Inc, a manufacturer of UL certified control panels and specialized environmental remediation equipment announce today an exclusive agreement for commercial manufacturing of OxyGreen cells and control panels OxyGreen Corporation, an engineering technology company ...
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Non-PFAS Highlights from REMTEC 2019
I had the pleasure of attending REMTEC 2019 in Denver last week. As always it was great to catch up with colleagues and hear about new developments in our industry. While much of the discussion centered around the looming challenges of PFAS contamination, there were also many valuable presentations related to building reliable conceptual site models. Most inspiring to me personally are the ...
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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for the White Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated ground water beneath the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The ground water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds by past industrial activities at the site. Volatile organic compounds can cause serious damage to people’s health and the environment. The cleanup ...
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EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Nepera Chemical Company, Inc. Superfund Site
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan to treat contaminated soil and ground water at the Nepera Chemical Company, Inc. Superfund Site in Hamptonburgh, Orange County, New York. Implementation of the plan will ensure cleanup of the contaminated soil, reduction of contaminants migrating into the ground water, restoration of ground water quality, and ...
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EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund Site in Milford Borough and Alexandria Township, N.J.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund site in Milford Borough and Alexandria Township, New Jersey. The site includes the former Milford Paper Mill, which operated for 96 years before shutting down in 2003. This site has a toxic legacy that involves PCBs, volatile organic compounds and other ...
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High-resolution groundwater profiling and monitoring for cost-effective, accurate, and detailed results
Understanding contaminant migration pathways, concentration gradients, and monitoring these over time, is key to a successful contaminated site cleanup. To achieve this, high-resolution groundwater profiling and monitoring is essential. This workshop will present tools that can be used to gain the detailed data required, and how their principles and operation allow this in an accurate and ...
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EPA Encourages the Public to Provide Input on Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund Site in Milford and Alexandria Township, New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund site in Milford and Alexandria Township, New Jersey. The site includes the 86-acre historic former Milford Mill, which converted paper pulp to paper for 96 years before shutting down in 2003. The Superfund program operates on the principle that polluters ...
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Remedial Actions Have Begun at Sanford Cleaners Superfund Site in Sanford, Fla.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun remedial action (RA) work at the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund site in Sanford, Fla. The RA involves the actual construction or implementation phase of Superfund site cleanup. The RA to address contamination at the site will be conducted in five phases: Site preparation; contaminated soil excavation; In Situ Enhanced Bioremediation ...
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EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Plan for the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan to clean up contaminated ground water beneath the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The ground water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds by past industrial activities at the site. Volatile organic compounds can cause serious damage to people’s health and the environment. The proposed ...
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EPA and General Electric Company Sign Agreement to Protect Drinking Water at Cayuga County, New York Superfund Site; Drinking Water Impacted by Volatile Organic Compounds
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed an agreement with the General Electric Company requiring the company to take over the maintenance and replace, if necessary, treatment systems on wells that supply drinking water to four properties within the Cayuga County Groundwater Contamination Superfund site. GE will pay $50,000 of the EPA’s past costs associated with the site, as ...
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Rhodococcus bacteria can help clean up fuel-contaminated sites
Fuel spillages and leaks from petroleum storage facilities can lead to serious pollution of soils and underground water. In a recent study, two strains of Rhodococcus bacteria were found to be effective at degrading a number of petroleum hydrocarbons and thus helping clean up contaminated sites. Fuels can be significant pollutants of soils and groundwater, especially around fuel storage ...
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