Category: Aerobic Bioremediation

Enhanced Aerobic Bioremediation And The Waterloo Emitter™

With the help of our Model 703 Waterloo Emitter Operating Principles video series, let’s review how the Waterloo Emitter works, some tips for application, and the advantages it provides to remediation professionals. The Waterloo Emitter has been shown to be very effective at cleaning up sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, so let’s focus… Continue Reading »

Remediation Of A Former Gas Station Site – Within 6 Months!

Vertex Environmental Inc., located in Cambridge, Ontario, specializes in the in-situ remediation of contaminated groundwater. In 2007 they were contracted to clean up a former gas station site in Guelph, Ontario. The contaminant plume containing gasoline and diesel occurs in unconsolidated silty sand to a depth of approximately 3 m (10 ft). The initial plume… Continue Reading »

New Enhanced Remediation Device

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a device utilizing a patented technology to allow the enhancement of natural groundwater remediation processes. The device works by providing a regulated, steady application of any amendment material (ie. any chemical or biological stimulant), such as oxygen or hydrogen to encourage aerobic or anaerobic bioremediation. Manufactured and… Continue Reading »