OIL POLLUTION CONTROL
The microbes are not genetically engineered and are naturally occurring. In all tests carried out by us and by independent tests, our microbes are stronger and grow faster than anything we have seen or tested.
Our powders contain literally Billion’s of CFU’s (colony forming units) per gram of product.
Our SoilFix product was recently judged to be the most efficient and cost-effective of products available in South Africa, by an independent test is undertaken by Dr Faan van Wyk and Prof. Leon van Rensburg of Potchefstroom University. AngloGold commissioned the two-month trial.
Description
EconoSweep is a economical natural biodegradable non-leaching absorbent engineered for the safe, quick, pick up and disposal of various hydrocarbon fraction liquids (oil spills) in the engineering, mining and transport industries.
EconoSweep is manufactured from environmentally acceptable naturally occurring components, which do not impose an environmental threat or hazard. It quickly encapsulates the spill, leaving the surface safe, clean and dry.
Application
EconoSweep is recommended for use on all hard surfaces to safely and quickly absorb petrol, diesel oils, animal, vegetable, mineral and synthetic oils, solvents, human waste and blood spills economically.
EconoSweep is simply poured and spread over the spill and left to absorb, the area is then swept back and forth until the surface is clean and dry.
EconoSweep is then swept up and disposed of; where it naturally biodegrades the encapsulated hydrocarbon into harmless carbon dioxide and water.
NB: [Dispose in accordance with local legislation or to a remediation facility]
Features and Benefits
• Economical
• Safely, quickly, absorbs and encapsulates spills
• Leaves a dry surface once swept up and absorbed
• Naturally biodegrades the encapsulated hydrocarbons.
• Safe and easy to use
• Flame retardant, non-hazard, non-abrasive, non-carcinogenic
• 100% environmentally acceptable.
Recommended directions for use:
Create a weir to stop the spill from spreading at the source by surrounding the outer edge of the spill with EconoSweep, cover the entire spill by pouring or broadcasting EconoSweep over it, let EconoSweep absorb the spill, prior to sweeping the spill back and forth until the spillage has been totally encapsulated, sweep up and dispose of in accordance with local legislation.
These are used to absorb and encapsulate hydrocarbon spills. Can absorb up to 5 times their weight in oils and still float on water.
Absorbent Pillows
Absorbent Pillows are manufactured using Hydro-OilTreat, which is a natural, environmentally-friendly absorbent. The Pillows will bio-degrade the encapsulated hydrocarbons.
COMPANYS WE WORK WITH
Camden Power Station
This series of pictures involve a remediation project which took place at the rehabilitation of Eskom’s Camden Power-Station, where in excess of 2 000 cubic metres of heavily contaminated soil was remediated back to fertile soil, over a period of three months.
An Anglo Project demonstrating the effectiveness of BlueStream SoilFix
6000 cubic metres of contaminated soil remediated with SoilFix
From condemned area to growing grass in 3 months
Part of the 2000m³ of contaminated soil. Photo was taken on 18 June 2005. Lab certified contamination in excess of 20 000 ppm.x
An Anglo Project demonstrating the effectiveness of BlueStream SoilFix
Even more mess at the Camden Power Station, cause by Oil Contamination.
We used our absorbent booms and pillows to contain oil contaminating the water.
Clean soil was then added and mixed into the contaminated soil.
We prepared beds in the soil, approximately 0.5m deep by 3m wide.
SoilFix was placed into the bed to function as a barrier to the contaminant.
The affected area was then dug out.
Placed in trucks.
And deposited in the beds.
Deposited contaminated soil.
Spread out evenly.
Then mixed with 5kgs of Organic SoilFix powder per cubic meter.
SoilFix Liquid being added.
150 grams of HydroGel per cube mixed into the soil.
6 Weeks after treatment, beds have been watered and turned on a regular basis and now we start seeing results.
16 September 2005, (less than 3 months later) laboratory results show readings of less than 900ppm, (from 20 000ppm) and the site is classified as rehabilitated.