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The clearest example of what that means at scale is a project IVEY
describes as ‘the largest inland remediation project in history.’ This
project involves the ongoing cleanup of an estimated 60 million cubic
meters (>100 million tons) of crude-oil-contaminated soil left behind
in Kuwait following the Gulf War over 30 years ago.
Bio pile treatment cycles that previously took nine to 12 months were
reduced to three months — consistently — by incorporating IVEY’s
surfactant enhanced bioremediation (SEB) products.
According to IVEY, that project’s contractor finished its initial
contract work 18 months ahead of schedule (and was paid in full,
as the contract value didn’t change even though the timeline did),
generating more sustainable profits.
petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents for years. As PFAS
regulation tightens — and acceptable concentration thresholds begin
moving toward parts per trillion — the company has filed patents in
over 50 countries, with its first approval already granted in Luxembourg.
For environmental professionals working on industrial or formerindustrial sites, that shift matters. PFAS contamination — tied
to everything from firefighting foam to industrial coatings — is
increasingly a factor in site assessments, and the tools available to deal
with it are evolving quickly.
IVEY is currently in discussions related to a Superfund site in the United
States involving PFAS, and is scheduled to present to major land
developers in Australia later this year on how contaminants behave onsite and more sustainable remediation options — part of an ongoing
effort, he says, to help the industry understand what it’s dealing with, to
make better informed decisions before it faces a very costly surprise.
THE PFAS PLAY
To learn more, visit iveyinternational.com.
The chemistry behind IVEY’s PFAS-SOL® product is an extension
of the same phase-transfer approach the company has applied to
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