BiOWiSH™ REMEDIATE Benefits

• Rapidlybreaksdownawiderangeoforganiccontaminants

• Reducesodorandvolatileorganiccompound(VOC)emissions

• Neutralizesharmfultoxinsthatmayresultfromthebio-remediationprocess

• Reducesrequirementforturning,aerationandothercostlyinterventions

• Improvesenvironmentaloutcomes

Available Sizes

• 1kg/2.2lb

• 5kg/11lb

Soil Remediation

Case Study

Binary Industries, Australia

Background

On25thAugust2005afireattheBinaryIndustrieschemicalplantinNarangbaIndustrialEstateQueenslandcausedthereleaseofalargequantityofherbicidesandpesticidesintothelocalenvironmentincludingSaltwaterCreekandatributory.

Themainchemicalsinvolvedwerechlorpyrifos,2,4-D,glyphosateanddiuron.

Toearly2008itisestimatedbyQLDEPAthat5,283,441Gal(20megalitres)ofwaterand4,000tonsofsoilcontaminatedwithhasbeentreatedin-situorremovedfromthesite.

Challenges

Despitetheprogressmadesignifcantquantitiesofsoilremaincontaminatedwithhighlevelsof2,4-D.Currentremediationoptionsareeithercostprohibitiveortakeanextendedperiodoftimewithcommonremediationperiodstoachievethemaximumacceptablelimitof0.0008oz/lb(50mg/kg)of9to12monthswithregularturning.

BiOWiSH™ REMEDIATE Application

30tonsofBinarysoilwassecuredbyThiessServicesfromQLDEPAforthepurposesofanacceleratedremediationtrial.ThistrialwasoverseenbyLukeZambelliofThreeMediaEnvironmental.Samplingthroughoutthesoilshowedaveragecontaminationlevelsof0.128oz/lb(8,000mg/kg)of2,4-D.

BiOWiSH™ REMEDIATEwasmixedintosolutionandappliedat0.100oz/cuft(100gr/m3)or100ppmwithamicrobialnutrientsourcerichinnitrogenandphosphorus(FastGrowfertiliser)at0.032oz/lb(2,000mg/kg)andmoisturewasmaintainedat40-50%forthedurationofthetrial.AllmaterialswerethoroughlymixedastheBiOWiSH™ REMEDIATEsolutionwassprayedthroughthesoil.

Nofurtheractionwasrequiredotherthantoensuremoisturecontentremained>40%.

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Results

Samplingshowedremovalof2,4-Dasfollows:

Week0 0.128oz/lb 8,000mg/kg

Week4 0.0056oz/lb 350mg/kg

Week6 0.00054oz/lb 33.9mg/kg

* It was observed that high levels of contamination remained in large clay bodies indicating that these need to be crushed prior to treatment.

About BiOWiSH™ REMEDIATE

Theresultofover18yearsofresearchanddevelopment,BiOWiSH™isapowerfulblendofbiocatalyststhatbreaksdowncomplexorganicmoleculestohelpeliminatewaste,reduceodors,improvesoilfertilityandenhancewaterquality,amongotheruses.100%naturalandnon-toxic,BiOWiSH™issafeforeverydayuseinawiderangeofconsumerandindustrialproducts.Ithasbeenproventosolveproblemsinenvironmentalmanagement(includingwastewater,solidwaste,soilandwaterremediationandindustrialemissions),aswellasagriculture.BiOWiSH™productsareusedextensivelyandavailableinAsia,Australia,Europe,NorthAmericaandLatinAmerica.

DevelopedspeciallyfortheSoil&WaterRemediationindustries,BiOWiSH™ REMEDIATEacceleratesthebio-remediationprocessbyrapidlyremovingawiderangeoforganiccontaminantsincludingpesticides,hydrocarbons,phenolsandaminesfrompollutedsoilorbodiesofwater.

Note: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a herbicide commonly used in the control of broadleaf species.

Contacts

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Tel:+13125726709

Email:environment@biowishtech.com

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