Bench Tests

Essentially, bench testing is an analysis of your contaminated samples. Testing determines if the naturally occurring microbes in your sample are able to catalyse reactions that help or hinder bioremediation. You gain insight into whether a desired biological activity (such as hydrocarbon degradation) is naturally occurring, or if something present is inhibitory to it. We can test:

• The addition of electron donors, acceptors or nutrients to your sample, and whether it results in a drop in harmful contaminants – a biostimulation test.
• The effectiveness of commercially available hydrocarbon-degrading cultures and chlorinated-solvent-respiring cultures – a bioaugmentation test.
• The results of different amendments when applied to a contaminated sample – a comparison test.