VB591^® water Used for Bioremediation of Oil Spills
Freshwater Pond, Northern Texas - Crude Oil

Medium gravity crude oil (1-2 barrels) was spilled in a freshwater pond in northern Texas. Sample data showed total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons (TRPH) at 1,500 ppm. All oil was floating on top of the water.

A single application of VB591^® was added and the pond was aerated. Observations were made again in 30 and 45 days.

At 30 days, TRPH had been dramatically reduced to 1.5 ppm. The treated water had a light-cream colored tint, the result of degradation and by-products of the digestion of the crude oil by the native microorganisms.

At 45 days, water appeared near normal in color with no noticeable alga bloom or evidence of stress to the fish or aquatic life in the pond.