BioRemediation reduces costs for groundwater clean-up at Shell refinery

SHELL, REFINERY – DENMARK A 1,600-kilo oil spill threatened to pollute the groundwater under Shell’s Danish oil refinery in Fredericia. Facing an injunction from the Danish environmental authorities, the international oil company made several attempts to treat the contaminated area using traditional remediation methods. However, the success was limited. No disruption to daily operation To […]

BioRemediation ensures safe drinking water

SHELL, RETAIL PETROL STATION – DENMARK On the outskirts of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, a major gasoline spill at a Shell retail petrol station was seeping into the underlying groundwater. To save the reservoir supplying drinking water to the surrounding community, the international oil company had attempted to clean up the spill using traditional remediation […]

Sustainable BioRemediation cleans up oil spill

UNO-X, PETROL STATION – DENMARK Underneath an Uno-X petrol station in the Danish town of Praestoe, an oil spill of 5,000 kilos of oil was discovered in the soil. The spill was spreading to the surrounding area, contaminating the neighbouring properties as deep as 5.5 metre below the surface. At the same time, the petrol […]

Affordable BioRemediation keeps the business running

St1 Oy, Petrol Station – Finland The Finnish energy company, ST1 Oy, discovered large amounts of contamination in the upper layers of the soil during a renovation of one of the company’s petrol stations in the southwestern part of Finland. The contamination was removed but, upon further inspection, it was revealed that the impact of […]