Use of microbial diversity assessments to enhance natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater
A consulting firm appointed iWater on behalf of their industrial client to establish whether the indigenous microbial soil and groundwater population have the capability of degrading the petroleum hydrocarbons present at elevated concentrations in the groundwater.
iWater used the latest microbial metagenomic sequencing analysis, data generation and processing, DNA databases, and bioinformatic assessments with advance computational abilities to provide answers to our client.
The data showed that although the microbial population had the capability to degrade contaminants, they needed a simple additive, fumarate, as an electron donor to stimulate the anaerobic degradation of the hydrocarbons (both aromatic and aliphatic). These findings assisted the consultant to advise their client on cost effective alternatives such as in situ chemical oxidation, air sparging or soil vapour extraction.
Use of microbial diversity assessments to enhance natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater
A consulting firm appointed iWater on behalf of their industrial client to establish whether the indigenous microbial soil and groundwater population have the capability of degrading the petroleum hydrocarbons present at elevated concentrations in the groundwater.
iWater used the latest microbial metagenomic sequencing analysis, data generation and processing, DNA databases, and bioinformatic assessments with advance computational abilities to provide answers to our client.
The data showed that although the microbial population had the capability to degrade contaminants, they needed a simple additive, fumarate, as an electron donor to stimulate the anaerobic degradation of the hydrocarbons (both aromatic and aliphatic). These findings assisted the consultant to advise their client on cost effective alternatives such as in situ chemical oxidation, air sparging or soil vapour extraction.