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 VB591® Water is a totally green, effective treatment for groundwater remediation from hydrocarbon contamination and also water contaminated from oil spills. Using bioremediation technology ,VB591® works effectively in groundwater, rivers, coastal waterways, ship channels, harbors, marinas, lake and open seas.
Many water remediation technologies are available for oil and hydrocarbon contamination: floating barriers and skimmers, dispersants, solvents and/or detergent chemicals, and burning. Regardless of these techniques, the present oil response system in the United States is capable of recovering no more than a maximum of 10-15 percent of the oil, according to the Office of Technology Assessment. Eventually a majority of the oil will end up on beaches, rivers, streams, and sensitive ecological areas where it is left up to Mother Nature to heal man's mishaps.
Natural groundwater and water remediation is bioremediation where bacteria and other microorganisms secrete enzymes that break down organic molecules (contaminants) into consumable foods. As part of their metabolic processes, microbes utilize carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus. When a spill occurs in a marine environment, nitrogen, phosphorus and other micronutrient levels get thrown out of balance. Microbes gorge on the carbon source, multiply quickly and deplete vital nutrients. When one or more of these key building blocks of life is lacking, the degradation process may be seriously hampered or stopped altogether- natural bioremediation is halted.
VB591® Water brings balance back to the marine environment by replacing key supplemental nutrients consumed by the accelerated population growth. In addition, an oleophilic coating allows the nutrients to cling tenaciously to contaminants, naturally and without harmful residuals. As a result, life-sustaining nutrients are always present where they are needed, available in time-released concentrations to sustain the populations of degrading microbes.
Because the nutrients stay with the organic contaminants, they remain where they are needed and do not get pulled away by gravity, rain, wind or wave action. Consequently, a lower volume of nutrients can be applied compared to other approaches. This means less waste and there is no risk of over-application of nutrients.
Site: Underground Storage Tanks and Groundwater Remediation, MA
Bioremediation Treatment Protocol: In accordance with US EPA regulations, a Massachusetts remediation company commenced work on two wells where gasoline contaminants had polluted the groundwater. The company's use of VB591® made it possible to successfully remediate the wells contaminated with BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) and MTBE.
The groundwater was treated in-situ without pump-and-treat, bio-venting or air-sparging technologies. A mixture of VB591® and water was inoculated into the wells to remediate the contaminated groundwater.
Results: Treatment of the wells resulted in reaching the EPA minimum standards of BTEX and MTBE contaminants in groundwater in less than three months for Well Site 1 and less than four months for Well Site 2.
The following graphs provide a summary of the bioremediation results. All data are shown in micrograms per liter (parts per billion). While MTBE data were not available for Well Site 1, MTBE was reduced from 130 ppb to 1.8 ppb in Well Site 2.
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VB591® Water meets all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements and is listed on the NCP list pursuant to Title 40 of the CFR section 300.915.
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has approved VB591® Water for use. VB591® is licensed for use by the state of California
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For more information on VB591® Water for groundwater remediation and water bioremediation from oil spill and hydrocarbon contamination, or to place an order, call us at 281-354-5900 or send us an email.
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Does
not interfere with, or adversely affect, the action
of booms, skimmers, vacuums, or bio-venting methods.
When used in open water spills, dispersants are
not a problem. |
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Remains
stable, since it is not affected by pH, salinity,
normal temperature fluctuations or alkalinity.
Works equally well in fresh, brackish or salt water. |
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Allows
applications using conventional powder-spraying
equipment for land-based personnel or vehicles,
ships or barges. Also by aerial delivery methods
suited to treat large, widely-dispersed oil along
rocky coastlines, beaches, off-shore open water
spills, limited access marshlands and remote, inaccessible
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Supports
the growth of all non-fastidious natural microbial
populations. |
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Contains
no toxic chemicals, surfactants or hazardous substances. |
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Eliminates
pre-mixing or special handling precautions. |
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Is
easy to apply. |
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Offers
extended shelf life (at least three years if kept
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MTBE is biodegradable. Microbes can
adapt to a hazardous contaminant like MTBE and decompose
it the same as any other organic material.
All the microbes need is the right
balance of nutrients and a little time to regenerate.
A kick start from VB591® is just the thing to
get rid of MTBE.
For more information and case studies,
download: Here's
Why MTBE Isn't as Big a Problem as You Think.pdf.
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