Laboratory and Technical Support

The best product in the world is useless if microbes cannot live and degrade the contaminant or if the application method is flawed. Our in-house laboratory and technical support can help. The laboratory is outfitted to do bio-compatibility studies and seven day tests, these are done prior to starting any new remediation project.

The "Seven Day Test" or bio-treatability study allows us to calculate the rate of degradation needed to get an accurate project closure date. What does this mean? This test simply determines the degradation rate in a seven day time-frame. As a standard we test for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) levels, before and after.

The bio-compatibility study allows us to simulate field conditions and at the same time calculate the rate of degradation needed to get an accurate project closure date. A bio-compatibility analysis of soil and water samples predetermines the suitability of our microbes in the project site to be remediated.

What does this mean ? This test simply determines if the Oppenheimer Formula will survive and thrive in a sample of the contamination.  This is important in areas where there is little or no historical data and there could possibly be chemicals or something else that may inhibit biological activity.

The bottom line is if our microbes cannot live in the material to be biotreated then using microbes may not a good solution. It makes good sense that we test the a sample of the material to be sure that bioremediation is a viable option prior to starting any project.