Soil
Soil Contamination Solutions
Hydrocarbon-contaminated soil presents health and safety dangers for the immediate environment and the people within it, as well as the risk of spreading to surrounding communities. Failing to remove the risk can lead to fines from regulators – but managing and remediating contaminated soil presents its own challenges.
What affects how contaminated soil should be treated
When soil becomes or is found to be contaminated, it needs to be remediated. This involves removing the contaminated material from the area and ensuring the remaining soil carries no to low risk. Multiple factors affect how contaminated soil can and should be treated, including:
- The toxicity of the hydrocarbons
- The biodegradability of the pollutants
- The state of the site microbiology
Fast & effective soil contamination solutions
There are two main options for hydrocarbon-contaminated soil: physical removal, or bioremediation.
Physical removal requires machinery to dig out the contaminated soil, which is then generally transferred to a facility for incineration. Bioremediation involves expert manipulation of the soil microbiome so that it naturally removes the contamination.
While bioremediation is by no means a new concept, industry beliefs have in the past prevented it from being accepted as a viable option. Thanks to wide adoption internationally – and now locally – it has become accepted as a legitimate form of remediation, and for good reason:
Requires less disruption
More cost-effective
Reduced energy consumption
Greener and more environmentally friendly
Reduced risk of contaminating the surrounding environment
Reduced heavy machinery requirements
Comprehensive analysis before you commit
To determine which form of remediation is most suitable, comprehensive contamination analysis is required. This is a multifaceted process which can take up to six months, and determines the nature of the soil, the toxicity of the contamination and the bacterial activity.
Gathering insightful data ensures a clear understanding of whether bioremediation is possible. While potentially a larger time commitment than traditional methods, the environmental, social and financial benefits bioremediation offers far outweigh the initial commitment.
Your leading land remediation company
Novorem is a land remediation company known for leading expertise in bioremediation and soil contamination testing, monitoring and tracking. With a long history of research and development behind us, our experts have a deep understanding of the bioremediation process, the organisms and genes involved, and the appropriate cultures and nutrient amendments to supply.
Remediation is key to protecting human and environmental health in Australia, and bioremediation has emerged as a more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable approach to soil contamination.
Contact us
Learn more about your soil remediation options
- Phone
- +61 2 4869 3261
- info@novorem.com.au
- Post
- P.O. Box 1154, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
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