12/15/2020
2020 we showed how conventional oil remediation on soil can be reduced from 2-3 months to 4-6 weeks, driving hydrocarbon contamination ranging up to 120,000 PPM down to near negligent levels effectively detoxifying and decontaminating damaged land due to an oil spill.
2021 we are embarking on methods / products that can help reduce the effects of hydrocarbon contamination in water runoff into parking lot drains, and street drainage; what is the issue? In many cases, particularly in Florida, these drains can lead to open waters therefore affecting aquatic flora, wildlife and animals requiring water sources. Currently commercial business services such as painting buildings, pressure washing parking lots, etc. are required to block drains and then collect excess water for proper biohazard disposal; while we applaud this protection measure it adds to service costs and time to manage post task (painting, pressure washing) extra steps. We are embarking on optimizing solutions that can treat water run off so that rain storms, street washing, parking lot management, etc. can in part rely on an environmentally responsible method / product to diminish / eliminate hydrocarbon contamination (oils, fuels, grease, hydraulic fluid, pesticides, benzenes, xylene, toluene, glycols, TCE, PCB, PAH - learn more at http://hydrocarbon-degrader.deoilit.com).
What we have run into so far from government officials is "only rain goes down the drain". When asked what processes, products, etc. have they examined or would consider the answers typically were "we advocate nothing about any additive / preventative chemical". When we mentioned we know and tested one particular non-hazardous chemical the response was "only rain down the drain" like a repeating record over and over. We mentioned we have a product in testing that is derived only from plants and results in an enzymatic effect; same answer back. So then the $64,000 question - what about rain driving off oils, fuels, additives, etc. down the drain, what solution area are you interested in. To our surprise the answer was everyone needs to be more responsible by washing their vehicles. ..... stunned silence. Ok, sure .. where does the water go?
What we are facing is a challenge to build a man-made outside mock up of perhaps a retention pond, with a street and drain to test various approaches, measuring their effectiveness so we can hopefully report an acceptable manner to tackle a serious problem. Technologies are advancing all the time and we are confident there should be a safe environmentally responsible method to help municipalities, commercial enterprises, and residential to protect the water run off into drains.
This isn't a new concern. Decades ago PHOSPHATES were eliminated or drastically reduced to less harmful to water sources that drains empty into. BUTYL based cleaners were taken off the market as a cleaner booster because of their carcinogenic properties.
The challenge isn't finding the methodologies and certainly there are a wide variety of products that can be helpful in some manner. The challenge is showing governmental agencies who take environmental concerns seriously (that's the good news) but put up high barriers of entry into legitimate approaches. It is not acceptable to say no to new improved safe approaches; but it is understandable they need data that proves effective performance which is the detoxification, decontamination, and therefore a preservation of ecosystems that are continually damaged by water run off. And we understand it is obvious testing will not be allowed, nor should it, for the real deal - a particular municipality area of streets, drains and eventually a water source emptied into. The real environment can't afford this kind of test, and it shouldn't.
We know what, we know ho; however we need donations to create a testing ecosystem that we can control, maintain, test, and report the most effective approaches.
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Thank you for your similar concerns about protecting, preserving and conserving our environment !!
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