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A novel and innovative technology has been developed in Canada to clean-up soil contaminated with a wide range of organic pollutants, including aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated phenols, phthalates and pesticides. The technology, known as Daramend bioremediation, is based on the principle of favorably altering the environment within the soil matrix to enable microorganisms to degrade the pollutants. The approach consists of addition of solid-phase, biodegradable organic amendments prepared to have soil specific properties, including particle size distribution, nutrient profile and nutrient-release kinetics as well as careful control of process conditions, such as availability of moisture and oxygen. The full-scale application of Daramend has resulted in degradation of over 99% of petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated phenols and over 95% of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The toxicity of soil as measured by earthworm mortality was completely eliminated.
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Marvan, I.J. (1995). Innovative Remediation Technology for Contaminated Military Sites: A Canadian Perspective. In: Herndon, R.C., Moerlins, J.E., Kuperberg, J.M., Richter, P.I., Biczó, I.L. (eds) Clean-up of Former Soviet Military Installations. NATO ASI Series, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57803-8_12
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