Hydrocarbon leak in jungle environment

Action:
Soil and groundwater remediation.

Location:
Ecuador

Customer:
Confidential

Methods
Bioremediation in situ

Products:
Gasoline and diesel.
TPH, LNAPL

Background information

Leakage at polyduct at jungle Ecuadorian detected a from from presence from hydrocarbons at river nearby. Alteration from subsoil at a area dear at 5000 m2.

Objective and limitations

Free phase elimination hydrocarbon and reduction of TPH, PAH and BTEX concentrations.

Methodology applied

Bioremediation in situ with convective cells.
Pumping trenches, treatment with convective cells.
biostimulants, biosurfactants y reinfiltration.

Stages:

  1. Treatability tests
  2. Execution of wells and trenches
  3. Riverbed remediation
  4. Pumping in trenches and wells
  5. Soil and water sampling
  6. Verification of objectives

Results

Time to achieve objectives

16 months