CL-Solutions https://cl-solutions.com/ Microbes for sustainable remediation of pollution Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:30:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How much Oxygen in Needed for Aerobic Cometabolism of PCE? https://cl-solutions.com/how-much-oxygen-in-needed-for-aerobic-cometabolism-of-pce/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:58:14 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2696 Aerobic Cometabolism of PCE CL-Out bioremediation degrades PCE without the production of vinyl chloride under a wide aerobic range.  The degradation pathway is via organic acids. The following compilation of data from 14 locations shows PCE removal with ORP levels in ground water ranging from -150 to 250 standard units.  The concentration removed PCE concentrations […]

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]]> Vinyl Chloride Bioremediation in Central Ohio https://cl-solutions.com/vinyl-chloride-bioremediation-in-central-ohio/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:23:30 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2451 Aerobic Cometabolism of  Vinyl Chloride CL-Out® bioremediation removed vinyl chloride and other chlorinated  solvents found in ground water at a former automobile repair shop near Columbus, Ohio.  The solvents were thought to have been released from an underground storage tank (UST).    After the UST and associated contaminated soil were removed, CL-Out bioremediation was implemented to […]

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]]> How Sustainable Green Remediation Saves Time And Money https://cl-solutions.com/sustainable-green-remediation-saves-time-and-money/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:39:35 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2342 CL-Out Bioremediation Wins Green Remediation Recognition and Saves Time and Money Sustainable, green remediation is recommended to reduce the environmental impact of the removal of existing soil or groundwater contamination.  It has the added benefit of reducing costs and accelerating remediation to save time. Following the ASTM standards greener remediation best management practices, Irwin Engineering […]

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]]> CL-Out Bioremediation of Ground Water in Clay Soils https://cl-solutions.com/cl-out-bioremediation-of-groundwater-in-clay-soils/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:13:34 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2282 Successful In Situ Remediation in Low Permeability CL-Out bioremediation of groundwater in clay soils reduced concentrations of PCE and TCE at a former dry cleaners in Moline, Illinois.  In just over 2 weeks after injection, CL-Out microbes cut the contaminant concentrations in half. PCE from 62.2 to 25.6 mg/L TCE from 11.2 to 6.0 mg/L […]

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]]> Photographs of Field Applications of Bioaugmentation https://cl-solutions.com/photographs-of-field-applications-of-bioaugmentation/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:16:28 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2258 These photographs show actual field applications of CL-Out and Petrox.  

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]]> What is MEOR? https://cl-solutions.com/meor-microbial-enhanced-oil-recovery-petrox-natural-biosurfactants/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:08:29 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2238 MEOR is microbial enhanced oil recovery.  Some microbes produce biosurfactants that increase the water-solubility of oil.  The biosurfactants’ benefit microbes by making it easier for the microbes to metabolize oil.  Additionally, the biosurfactants can strip oil from rock and soil surfaces to improve environmental remediation by extraction, air stripping, or sparging. The Pseudomonas sp. in […]

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]]> How Aerobic PCE Bioremediation Works https://cl-solutions.com/aerobic-pce-bioremediation-2/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:48:19 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2123 How CL-Out Aerobic PCE Bioremediation Works A CL-Out bioremediation pilot study confirmed that aerobic PCE cometabolism removed dry cleaning solvent contamination from ground water.  The pilot study was located at a former dry cleaners, where the PCE in ground water was 27 parts per billion (ppb).  Bioaugmentation introduced CL-Out microbes and dextrose as the metabolic […]

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]]> Bioremediation of Phthalates https://cl-solutions.com/bioremediation-of-phthalates/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:27:12 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2099 Fast and Economical Phthalate Contamination Removal Bioremediation of phthalates can reduce risks to human health and the environment.  Phthalates are a  a family of common industrial chemicals used in plastics and other consume products.  Phthalates can damage the liver, kidneys, lungs and reproductive system.  Petrox microbes can remove these contaminants from water or soil to […]

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]]> How Key-hole Bioremediation Reduces Source and Down-gradient Contamination https://cl-solutions.com/pce-aerobic-bioremediation/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:09:27 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2070 CL-Out aerobic PCE bioremediation in a keyhole treatment reduced the mass of contamination near the source and down gradient concentrations in the plume.  At a former manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio the concentration of PCE near the source was over 100,000 ug/L.  Down gradient of the source the PCE concentrations were less than 10% of […]

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]]> Aerobic Cometabolism of TCE and 1,4-Dioxane https://cl-solutions.com/aerobic-cometabolism-of-tce-and-14-dioxane-field-demonstration/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:33:27 +0000 https://cl-solutions.com/?p=2066 Field Demonstration of  CL-Out Bioremediation of TCE and 1,4-Dioxane In a pilot study to compare aerobic cometabolism with anaerobic reductive dechlorination  to remediation TCE and 1,4-dioxane at a former industrial facility near Lakewood, New Jersey, aerobic cometabolism reduced the concentrations of both compounds while anaerobic reductive dechlorination was unsuccessful.  For aerobic cometabolism, CL-Out microbes were […]

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