Bioremediation
Case Studies
Contamination destroyed in place — not relocated
RAD Microbes delivers precision microbial bioremediation for petroleum hydrocarbons and related organics — diesel, grease, creosote, naphthalene, oily sludges and halogenated hydrocarbons. Formulations are built with a partnered US microbiology laboratory carrying more than 35 years of applied field experience and a molecular-genomics platform (quantitative PCR and 16S analysis), matched to the contaminant present at each site. The results below come from completed field programmes across railroads, refineries, tank farms and industrial land — total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) cut from tens of thousands of mg/kg to under one thousand, in-situ, often within weeks to months, including one head-to-head win over a competing product.
Six field programmes
Waste Oil Pit — vs a Competitor
A large petroleum waste pit (hydrocarbon chains C6–C36) was barely moved by a competing product — 93,870 to 96,900 mg/kg after 60 days. Switched to our microbial solution, it fell to 1,221 mg/kg in just 30 days.
Oil Well Casing Facility
Years of pipe coating and pressure testing left a 20-acre site with standing oily pools and TPH up to 115,280 mg/kg, with a loan contingent on cleanup. Accelerated bioremediation plus process redesign closed it out in under two months.
Railroad Track Cleanup
Track beds carried diesel, grease, creosote, naphthalene and halogenated hydrocarbons. Six treatments over 4.5 months cleaned 3,000 cubic yards with minimal labour and, critically, no interruption to rail service.
Large Tank Cleaning
A tank held ~40,000 barrels of heavy oily sludge; comparable jobs had cost up to $2M. Treated in place — no tank entry, no hazardous waste — for under $300k in weeks, with 4,000+ barrels of oil recovered and recycled.