Dry Cleaner Bioremediation and Brownfield Redevelopment

Site Description Dry cleaning solvent spills in a storage area lead to the contamination of soil and ground water on the property of a 50-year-old dry cleaners in the middle of a hot brownfield redevelopment.   After the contaminated soil was excavated for off site disposal to the most practical extent, residual perched ground water contamination […]

Benzo(a)pyrene Bioremediation Using Custom Blend Microbes

Benzo(a)pyrene is a difficult remediation challenge. It is resistant to biological and chemical destruction and extraction from soil.  CL Solutions Custom Blend microbes, however, have successfully remediated benzo(a)pyrene and other PAHs in soil during ex situ land farming treatment.  By placing the contaminated  material in windrows, controlling the temperature and moisture, the addition of Custom […]

Fast Dry Cleaner Remediation

Case Study Demonstrates Fast Dry Cleaner Remediation Bioaugmentation makes fast and cost-effective dry cleaner remediation possible.  Dry cleaning solvents were found in the ground water adjacent to a dry cleaning facility located in a commercial shopping center in Houston, Texas. InControl Technologies, Inc. of Houston, Texas was the environmental consulting firm that completed the site […]

In Situ CL-Out Bioremediation of Industrial Solvents

Case Study : Industrial Manufacturing Site, Illinois Remediation Summary Leaks from an aboveground solvent tank impacted soil and ground water quality at a manufacturing site in Illinois.  The impact was found under the adjoining building as well as the area near the tank.  The soil and ground water were treated in situ with CL-Out® bioremediation […]

Aerobic Cometabolism of PCE at an Industrial Site in Tampa, Florida

Project Summary Degreasing solvents were found in the ground water at an industrial manufacturing facility in Tampa, Florida.  The solvents include PCE and its associated breakdown products. The source of the ground water contaminants was found to be a former water treatment system drain field.  CL-Out® bioremediation was implemented to reduce the volume of contamination […]