XDD has performed a wide variety of microcosm studies to evaluate bioremediation options and obtain design parameters. Microcosm studies range from evaluating the natural ability of site conditions to remediate compounds of concern to testing various biostimulation or bioaugmentation approaches for enhanced bioremediation. The goal of most bioremediation testing is to identify the factor or factors that are currently limiting the extent of biological degradation at a site, therefore optimizing the full-scale design process and application.
XDD’s treatability lab has experience performing:
- Aerobic Augmentation:
- Oxygen
- Nutrients
- Other amendments
- Bioaugmentation
- Anaerobic Augmentation:
- Nutrients
- Methane
- Other amendments
- Bioaugmentation
XDD has in-house analytical equipment for estimating degradation rates during testing to provide intermediate progress performances. These allow for adjustments to be made during the experiments to optimize performance.
As always, XDD also brings their considerable experience associated with the design and application of remedial technologies when designing, conducting, and analyzing data from microcosm studies.
Email XDD at lcrawford@xdd-llc.com with inquiries about our treatability testing services. Additionally, a selection of our case studies can be found here.
XDD uses a methodical approach for our site evaluations. These evaluations are often aided by our state of the art treatability laboratory, confirming that the optimal remediation design has been selected for each site.