Site Assessment & Testing
We do a “Seven Day Test” or bio-treatability and bio-compatibility study. These studies are conducted prior to starting any new remediation project. It allows us to calculate the rate of degradation needed to get an accurate project closure date. It also allows us time to custom blend a suitable Louisiana Bio-Environmental microbe formula, if any is needed due to unknown soil conditions.
What does all of 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.
- A sample is sent to an independent third party laboratory for analysis.
- The sample is treated with the microbe.
- After seven days a sample of the treated material is sent back to same independent third party laboratory for analysis.
What does the test do?
It gives our clients a starting and ending point. It also allows us to accurately calculate the type of microbe blend and amount needed. The bio-compatibility test allows us to test the soil and water samples to predetermine the suitability of our microbes in the project site to be bioremediated. We are in effect eliminating the unknowns and establishing the baseline, resulting in a faster and more cost effective bio-remediation.
Site assessment consists of a physical inspection of the site to determine the most effective way to treat the contamination, identifying limiting factors such as location, geophysical factors, soil type and condition, water table, size and density of the contamination. All of these factors are used to determine the most efficient and cost effective way to treat the site