BIOREMEDIATION

Contaminated Site Treatment

Many present and former industrial sites are contaminated with tar-derived wastes from different kinds of industries. This contamination and its adverse effects is one of the major problems that environmental engineering is facing today.!

In situ biological degradation, or Bioremediation, is a waste management strategy for treatment of soils contaminated with hydrocarbons. Bioremediation, where applicable as a waste management strategy offers a number of advantages over conventional treatment techniques in terms of it’s environmental friendliness and costs.

The FABCOM biosystem is a new and innovative approach to the biological remediation of contaminated soils. The FABCOM system possesses two unique features:

  • A specially designed removable cover, which prevents odours and vapour emissions, eliminates weather effects and allows controlled process conditions.
  • Leachate circulation via a leachate pond.

PAH contaminated soil before bioremediation

Benefits of Bioremediation using the Fabcom Biosystem

  • Rapid bioremediation due to improved process control
  • Eliminates noxious gas emissions
  • Improved occupational health and safety requirements by enclosing toxic material
  • Leachate managemen
  • Reduction of hydrocarbon contamination to comply with government environmental standards
  • Permits disposal of contaminated soil in Class II landfill

The system in combination with METALOK will also manage soils contaminated with heavy metals with both processes operating simultaneously.

PAH contaminated soil bioremediation using the FABCOM biosystem