Contaminated Site Remediation

Aus-Asia Water Engineering Group are working with environmental consultants to prepare generic soil treatment solutions for oil and hydrocarbon contaminated sites in all regions.

We are also working with industrial chemists in the design and testing of new products for the treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated sites. Currently sites that have previously not supported vegetation due to oil spills over time and heavy contamination have been treated and now support vegetation. In these cases, the hydrocarbon levels in the soil have been reduced but not eliminated. It is expected that under trials, the act of "Phyto-remediation" or the uptake of the hydrocarbons as a food source for the vegetation will over time reduce the hydrocarbon levels to acceptable levels if not eliminate them.

If you are seeking to promote vegetation growth on hydrocarbon contaminated sites, contact us with detailed analysis of the soil to be treated and we will be happy to discuss your project and prepare a proposal.

We are prepared to conduct scale tests at your site for nominal costs to confirm in your mind that this treatment will provide the desired result.

In the case of sites contaminated with other materials, each site and project will be considered on an individual basis. We would require a detailed soil analysis outlining the contaminants and relative levels. If in our opinion we are able to assist with this site, we are prepared to conduct scale tests at your site for nominal costs to confirm the projecte results.

We will also be working with the University of WA to conduct tests on our new range of products for Hydrocarbon contaminated sites. As results of these tests are available, they will be published on our website for your perusal…

Oil Spill Control and Remediation
One of the products currently undergoing testing is designed to provide a process for the cleanup of coastline areas, the cleaning of birdlife and animals that have become contaminated and plant life both seaside and marine.

The aim of this product is to break down the molecular structure of the oil so that it will break up and sink to the bottom of the ocean. The aim is then that it will become systemically acceptable as a food source to marine plant life.

The other aim for this product is to break the "sealing" or "skinning" action of the oil where the oil forms an unbreakable skin over the water and starves animal and plant life of oxygen. This situation also occurs on plant life and wild life leaving the plants and animals unable to survive if not attended to very quickly.

The emulsifying action of the product breaks down the oil with no effect on the plant or animal life and resulting residues are washed away and break down.

Long term tests are yet to be conducted to provide adequate and accurate test results and qualified long term effects on the environment. However, current practices of the use of detergents on animals, birdlife and plants in effected areas continue without any adequate testing in the absence of a suitably tested or qualified product.

These detergents in many cases, while the label states "biodegradable" the time taken for the products to "biodegrade" is another issue and an unknown quantity. Hence the potential to create a problem with the cure.

It is our intention to qualify the product and demonstrate that the term "biodegradable" will actually mean that it will "biodegrade" in a very short time with minimal or no impact on the local environment.

The ultimate aim for this product will be to spray it onto oil spills while out to sea and well before they come near to shore lines where the impact can be devastating. The application at sea will break down the oil using the water movement as a mixing medium to mix the product and emulsify the oil. The intension is that the oil will the break up, become water born and then drop to the bottom of the ocean. By the time the emulsified oil drops to the bottom it will have dispersed to a state where the environmental impact will be minimal to nil.

We are interested to discuss joint venture testing of our range of remediation products in order that qualified test results can be prepared and compiled for submission to relevant environmental agencies.

We seek to assist with the protection of our environment. These disasters will continue to occur with the ever increasing sea traffic and we intend to be here to attend to these disasters with our range of remediation products.