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SoilandWater.com Bugs!™ Oil Gluttons Bioremediation of Oil Spills and Drilling Muds |
The above diagram demonstrates a comparison of the microbial growth rate on noninhibitory (conventional wastes) and inhibitory wastes (toxic or hazardous wastes). |
SoilandWater.com Bugs!™ Oil Gluttons bacteria are a great alternative to conventional oil spill cleanup methods. |
Heavy hydrocarbon concentrations such as those resulting from an oil spill, or urban storm water runoff, are toxic to aquatic life, contaminate soils and inhibit real estate transactions due to the existence of environmental liabilities. In addition, traditional means of remediation for oil contaminated soil and water are very expensive with the use of excavation and/or vacuum equipment, trucking, and off site treatment or disposal. If remediation is not performed, petroleum wastes will invariably reach fresh ground water supplies, aquifers, or surface waters. Mechanical methods applied with manual labor have traditionally been employed to remove oil contaminated soil and water. Some firms tried to stabilize drilling mud with estearic acid and calcium oxide before depositing it in approved landfills, but such space is getting scarce. This is no longer necessary with SoilandWater.com Bugs!™ Oil Gluttons. |
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