EATOILS(TM) Products Used To Clean Up Diesel Tanker Spill On Highway In Northern Ontario

Illustration 1: Typical Example of a Diesel Tanker Truck Rollover on a rural road in winter

In April, 2012, a tanker truck, containing a full load of diesel fuel, was disabled and rolled over on a highway in Northern Ontario, spilling diesel fuel onto the adjacent land, wetland, and waterway. The truck was removed and an initial site clean up was completed. Representatives from the MOE(Ministry of the Environment) and MNR(Ministry of Natural Resources) were consulted, soil and water samples were taken, and the residual amount of contamination was determined to be sufficient to initiate a remediation program as soon as possible. The impacted area was approximately 50 ft. X 50 ft. X 1-2 ft of depth. The water table was below the impacted site at approximately 5 ft. (initial levels of TPH were determined to be 300,000 ppm(parts per million) on site).

The client called our office and advised us of the details involved and we put together a treatment program to address the particular characteristics of the site – large wetland area on one side of the road where the tanker had lost the fuel, with a waterway leading out of the wetland into a culvert below the roadway and out to a creek bed on the other side of the road.

Product was prepared and shipped to the contractor's location and delivered the following day. Over the next 4 days the site received 4 – 6 inches of snow. In the meantime, the contractor was building his equipment to treat the site and he was able to apply the first treatment as the snow was melting – a few days later. Our remediation plan called for a staged dosing of oil eating microbes, natural surfactants plus nutrients for a period of 35 days. Readings were taken on the 25^th day and the TPH had dropped to below 6000 ppm. On the 50^th day additional readings were taken and levels were below detectable range for TPH but a few individual fractals were reported in the 200-250 ppb(parts per billion) range. Even though the microbes were continuing to reduce the hydrocarbons, an additional dose of microbes was added on the 61^st day, just to be sure that the site would be released as clear in the next few days.

Independent readings were taken at the site and they confirmed our preliminary findings. The site was released and the bog was only minimally impacted by the remediation process.

Our products are used daily by professionals in all seasons to treat situations like this one – if you encounter a situation like this give us a call at our toll free number – 866 621 8244 Monday – Friday 9:00 – 5:00 Eastern time and we'll be happy to provide you with a timely, cost effective solution to hydrocarbon contaminated soil or water. Come to our website at www.eatoils.com to see our other products and information.

Combining New Technologies Provides Synergy For Remediation Projects - And Cost Effective Alternatives

For many years the task of in-situ remediation of brownfields has been a difficult one - with cost overruns and ineffective remediation techniques being the most common result.  Oxidizing chemicals have been somewhat successful and bioremediation has been reliable for hydrocarbons, given enough time.

At WorldWare Enterprises Ltd., we have been providing microbes and nutrients for bioremediation and accelerated bioremediation projects for several years and we have had many success stories, particularly with household heating oil spills and the resultant insurance claims.

Recently, some of the contractors who use our products have discovered the synergy of combining remediating methods with new techniques for delivering product directly to the contaminants - and the results have been very impressive.  By combining the advantages of using specialized oxidizing formulas (fast acting degradation of many contaminants plus addition of large amounts of oxygen into the contaminant plume) with the advantages of accelerated bioremediation (complete breakdown of hydrocarbons over time) and these new delivery techniques, they have found the remediation timeline can be dramatically reduced and the cost of the job can be very competitive.  The first clients to try this new approach were those who were disappointed with previous methods (vapor extraction, typical oxidizing approaches, bio-augmentation and nutrient loading techniques) that had not provided the expected results.  When these new approaches were tried and the results were so dramatic and in such a short time, thorough investigations were conducted to ensure that the results were really that good.  Time and again the independent testing confirmed the complete clean-up of the sites.  To date, there have been successes with industrial sites (heavy metals & TPH), former gas stations (TPH and BTEX), hydro facilities (TPH and PCBs), automotive plants (PCVs and TCEs), groundwater and residential spills.

The results have been dramatic - complete clean-up in record time! Furthermore, by combining the approaches the products consumed have been optimized and the contaminant levels have been reduced to well below government standards!  The net results are lower project cost and faster turnaround time!

This has prompted some of these contractors to provide a guarantee for their remediation projects - yes, a guarantee!

As we move forward we are aligning ourselves with these successful contractors to provide a complete solution to remediation of all types of contaminants.

If you know of someone who is currently struggling with a contaminated site and looking for a reasonable alternative treatment we would be pleased to provide a remediation proposal using these new technologies. 

For further information contact Charles Robinson at 866 621 8244 (toll free North America) or come to our website at www.eatoils.com

Spill Response - EATOILS™ Removing Oil From Soil

Every day people everywhere are dismayed to hear about fuel spills, oil spills, and leaks of hydrocarbons. Not only are there accidents at sea and on the railway lines, but also on highways and even in our own back yards. At WorldWare Enterprises Ltd., we are working together with our bio-remediation contractors to train them in the methodology of "how to use our EATOILS™ Bacterial Blends™ and BT200™ to work with nature's own little workers to clean up spills".

The insurance industry has been aware of the advantages of using microbes to treat hydrocarbon spills for several years, however, most of their experiences have not been as successful as promised. The promise is that microbial bio-remediation will cost between 1/3 and 1/10 of the cost of alternative treatment options. With the successful field tests and actual site successes of our EATOILS™ bio-remediation system many insurers are now specifying our methodology whenever they encounter a claim.

With hundreds of successfully completed projects and a wealth of experience with this process we are the industry leaders in Bio-remediation technology and microbe injection methodology in all conditions. Our contractors have an enviable record of successful hydrocarbon removal from virtually all site types and soil conditions. In addition, our results have proven time and again that the cost of bio-remediation is much less than alternative methods.

If you know of someone who has a spill to clean up, no matter how old it is, have them call our tech service personnel at (North America toll free) Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00 Eastern Time 866 - 621-8244 or contact me directly at - crobinson@eatoils.com with the details and we will provide them with the answers they need.