Remediation
Cultures
Looking for a proven and highly effective method for groundwater or soil remediation? If enhancing the microorganisms at your site isn’t possible, another viable option is to grow the cultures you need for decontamination. Injecting hydrocarbon- or solvent-degrading cultures into groundwater is a cost-effective and trustworthy method of contaminated site clean-up.
Novorem can advise on the appropriate culture for your needs, grow it in our labs, and either send it to you or help you inject it on site. If the pH and ORP conditions are right, our cultures can be active and work anywhere in the world.
How do cultures work?
When it comes to contaminated groundwater and soil, microbes may be present at your site which naturally degrade hydrocarbons and solvents – or you may have bacteria present that can do part of the job but are not adequate for complete clean-up (e.g. a cis-DCE stall).
In such cases, the addition of specific bacterial cultures to contaminated groundwater can drive the required transformations to complete the job. The addition of microbes to contaminated sites is commonly referred to as bioaugmentation.
Types of cultures
Novorem has pioneered the production and use of these cultures for decontamination. We have exclusive rights to supply the first 1,2-DCA-degrading culture ever produced in Australia, we were the first in the country to produce chlorinated-ethene-reducing cultures, and we were the first in the world to produce a chloroform-degrading culture.
Chlorinated Ethanes
These cultures cause the complete dechlorination of 1,2-DCA into ethene, which is harmless to sites.
Learn moreChlorinated Ethenes
These cultures cause the complete dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes (such as PCE) into ethene.
Learn moreChlorinated Methanes
These cultures cause the complete dechlorination of chlorinated methanes (such as CF and DCM) into methane.
Learn moreHydrocarbons
Novorem offers Remediator for use on direct hydrocarbon spills or on hydrocarbon-contaminated soil.
Learn moreWhat others have to say about bioremediation with cultures
“We have utilised Micronovo (now Novorem) in a variety of roles from detection and quantification of bacteria and functional genes, through to the field delivery of bacterial cultures for remediation purposes. The obvious enthusiasm in what they do translates to excellent turnaround times and a high level of responsiveness. Their location here in Australia also results in advantages in sample integrity and again responsiveness. We have no hesitation in recommending their services which we continue to utilise.”
Contact us
Want to know how cultures can work for you?
- Phone
- +61 2 4869 3261
- info@novorem.com.au
- Post
- P.O. Box 1154, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
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