NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR ELIMINATING OIL STAINS ON YOUR PROPERTY

Around the house you aren't going to run into fuel spills in the millions of gallons like the Valdez oil spill. But a new retail product that was used to clean up the Valdez spill is available by the quart to homeowners, and can give new life to oil-stained driveways, concrete, garages, and even soil.That's big news. An oil stain on the driveway can not only lower your property's value, but it can also be tracked into your home and damage your floors and carpets. And if you keep tools in your garage such as weed trimmers and lawnmowers, they can drip oil or fuel and leave stains and foul petrol odors in your garage.It's been difficult to eliminate oil spills until recently. The rags and sand that we endlessly dump on spills don’t actually eliminate the hydrocarbon contamination. In fact, they become hazmats that you shouldn’t throw away casually (if you're going to follow your local environmental regulations). Many people just wait for spills they cause to seep into the ground or evaporate. While you're looking for the easiest and best solution for all these little spills, consider bioremediation: It's a natural process at oil spill sites where bacteria break down fuels into harmless by-products like water. There are products available now that dramatically accelerate this process. While bioremediation is EPA-approved, oil-spill tested, and a green method for actually breaking down hydrocarbons, it has only recently become available on the retail market.There are basically two approaches to bioremediation. One method, offered by OilGoneEasy.com, uses super nutrients to attract microbes to the spill which break down oil into water. The other method, typified by a product such as Exima, involves factory-made bacteria that you pour right onto the spill. Even a product like Pour-n-Restore requires clean up and needs to be disposed of because it's just an absorbing agent... and yep, you're back at dealing with how to dispose of petrochemical waste which is a hazmat.
Oil Gone Easy S-200 took about a week to work in our tests and completely removed the oil stain. We were somewhat apprehensive about using Exima which introduced foreign bacteria to our spill site. We found that Oil Gone Easy S-200 was more effective because it recruited local bacteria rather than introducing alien microorganisms to the contaminated area. Oil Gone Easy S-200 liquid encapsulated the fuel spill immediately, preventing it from evaporating (or even washing away in rain) or seeping further into the ground. It also immediately eliminated the petrochemical odor. Oil Gone Easy S-200 biodegraded quickly after completely removing the oil spot. Exima did not completely eliminate the oil stain and was a far more costly method ounce for ounce vs. Oil Gone Easy S-200Oil Gone Easy S-200 makes it easy to follow through on cleaning up those little oil spills and stains we've been ignoring for too long. You can check out the company at www.OilGoneEasy.com

Nanotubes and Bioremediation of Petrochemicals

Researchers at the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, have shown that carbon nanotubes can pierce plant root cells, allowing other pollutants to easily infiltrate the cellular structure of plants. The researchers, Edward Wild and Kevin Jones, wanted to better understand the fate and interaction of nanoscale materials in the natural environment, due to the growth in production of these materials. Wild says "[T]here are also suggestions that nanomaterials might be useful in bioremediation, whether that's cleaning up groundwater or removing pollutants from contaminated sites, so we were interested to see what interactions there would be [with typical contaminants]." Wild and Jones used a special technique that allowed them to see exactly where molecules end up within the cellular structure of plants, bacteria, or fungi. The team examined nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, cerium dioxide, and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and found that the nanotubes pierced the cells, significantly accelerating the uptake, by the plant, of phenanthrene, a typical atmospheric pollutant arising from the burning of fossil fuels. The acceleration appeared to be caused by the nanotubes piercing the cells and acting as pipes, allowing the phenanthrene to infiltrate much more rapidly than it could have done otherwise. Jamie Lead, a specialist in environmental nanoscience from the University of Birmingham, UK, said "[T]his kind of 'Trojan horse' scenario has been talked about a lot, but it's nice to have confirmation and data to show that it is the case."

Numerous bioremediation products are currently being used globally to clean up petrochemical contamination. Notably, Oil Gone Easy in the United States has launched the first retail product utilizing this technilogy for home and marine use.

New Green Technology to Clean Up Oil and Fuel Spills

Bioremediation technology used to clean up major oil spills is now available on the retail market for home and marine use.

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Oil Gone Easy S-200 Home and Driveway or Oil Gone Easy S-200 Marine is the first, handiest, and safest way to fix all those little oil spills we've been causing but haven't been fixing. Almost everyone who uses gas or oil, on land or on sea, has likely spilled some while filling the tank. The clean-up seems to create more problems than the original spill: rags, sand, and ponds of oily soap-water. And let's face it: anyone fueling an engine is on the way to work or play and doesn’t want to be delayed by cleaning up a few ounces of oil on the driveway or in the water. Oil Gone Easy S-200 brings the EPA-recognized, green technology of bioremediation to the home and boat owner. Powerful enough to work on massive oil spills such as the Prestige oil spill off the coast of Spain and the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, Oil Gone Easy S-200 harnesses the power of microorganisms to fix the spill in a natural and environmentally-friendly way.Oil Gone Easy S-200 is applied simply: just estimate the amount of the spill, and apply an equal amount of Oil Gone Easy directly. (There is no need for complex mixing, although it can be used in any sprayer that handles watery fluids for larger areas.) On contact, Oil Gone Easy encapsulates the spill, protecting the site from further oil or fuel movement in water, sand, concrete or dirt. It then attracts and supports local bacteria which only eat hydrocarbons. These microorganisms break the spill down into water and harmless byproducts. And when the Oil Gone Easy S-200 is gone, the bacteria are gone, and so is the spill.This simple product is non-toxic, and because it uses only bacteria that live near the site, Oil Gone Easy S-200 is also friendly to the environment. It has substantial advantages over volatile solvents, powerful surfactants and messy physical cleanup efforts which can create more problems than the original spill. Used in a boat’s bilge, Oil Gone Easy S-200 won't weaken or damage your fiberglass or wood hull, and will continue to work safely for months to keep the bilge clean.Now, everyone who operates a car or boat, or any engine for that matter, can cleanly and "greenly" be responsible for the spill and have a cleaner conscience in the bargain.

For more information contact Scott Licamele (scott.licamele@OilGoneEasy.com) or visit www.OilGoneEasy.com

How to Maintain Your Septic Tank - The Green Way

How Septikos® Works in Your Septic System
Septikos® Septic Tank Treatment is a dry powder that can, when simply flushed down the toilet, relieve septic systems of many of their most irritating and potentially costly problems. Septikos® eliminates nasty odors, relieves slow drainage and system backup, keeps wet spots from forming, puts an end to frequent pump-outs and keeps systems within regulatory specifications.
Septikos® powder is made up of essential, nutrients wrapped in an oleophilic coating, which helps it stick to oily and greasy substances that can line pipes and cause sludge to accumulate in the tank. As the bacteria utilize these substances, they get needed supplements to their diet from Septikos® and continue to grow and multiply into healthy, hungry populations that consume even more waste.
This healthy microbial population is the key to keeping a septic system working properly. True, there are naturally occurring microbes living in any septic system, but they often lack the right balance of nutrients to keep them in peak performance. Septikos® gives them the missing elements of their diet so they can break down waste more efficiently and reproduce much faster.
Once Septikos® is flushed down the toilet, it flows through the pipes and the septic tank, sticking to greasy buildup all along the way. As microbes move through the system, they find the nutrients and digest them along with the old and new wastes. In this way, microbes are able to break down years’ worth of buildup in the pipes, the tank, and even in the leach field.
Septikos® also helps microbes work on the sludge that accumulates on the bottom of the septic tank. As sludge is reduced, water can spend more time in the system, allowing more time for proper degradation. That means that less waste will leave the septic tank and the microbes will have more time to destroy harmful bacteria. The result is a more pure effluent, the way nature intended it to be.
Septikos® works in both aerobic and anaerobic systems. The product is safe and easy to use. It contains no harsh chemicals or toxic ingredients, and is applied by flushing about a cup of the powdery product down the toilet each month. There are no fillers in Septikos®.

Cleaning a Boat Bilge The Green Way - Using Bioremediation

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At last there is an answer to the problem which currently plagues anyone who owns a boat with a bilge; water which inevitably gets mixed with engine oils and other lubricants. No current bilge cleaner on the market assists you with the easy and safe discharge of this water except Oil Gone Easy Marine S-200. The product will not harm rubber, wood or fiberglass and is totally biodegradable.

The product adheres to hydrocarbons in the water and acts as a super-nutrient which attracts microbes already present, who then break them down. No more worries about damaging your local marine environment and no more costly and messy disposal problems! Pour one bottle of Oil Gone Easy Marine into your bilge and forget about oil contamination for the season. Our product will literally eat any leaking oil for up to two months!
Do you own a motorboat? Ever wonder how much damage that bilge oil causes to the local environment if it gets into the water? Are you tempted to dump it overboard? Dumping bilge waste is illegal under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and causes catastrophic damage to your local marine ecosystem. Fines have been known to exceed $20,000 for dumping bilge oil into the water.

In the bilge, the product will not disperse in the water column. Instead, it will attach to the hydrocarbons and create an agglomerated gel which will remain on the surface where there is an aerobic environment. Thus, only clean water at the bottom of the water column will be pumped overboard.

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How To Clean Up Oil Spills The Green Way

Oil Gone Easy S-200 Home and Driveway or Oil Gone Easy S-200 Marine is the first, handiest, and safest way to fix all those little oil spills we've been causing but haven't been fixing. Almost everyone who uses gas or oil, on land or on sea, has likely spilled some while filling the tank. The clean-up seems to create more problems than the original spill: rags, sand, and ponds of oily soap-water. And let's face it: anyone fueling an engine is on the way to work or play and doesn’t want to be delayed by cleaning up a few ounces of oil on the driveway or in the water. Oil Gone Easy S-200 brings the EPA-approved, green technology of bioremediation to the home and boat owner. Powerful enough to work on massive oil spills such as the Prestige oil spill off the coast of Spain and the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, Oil Gone Easy S-200 harnesses the power of microorgansims to fix the spill in a natural and environmentally-friendly way.Oil Gone Easy S-200 is applied simply: just estimate the amount of the spill, and apply an equal amount of Oil Gone Easy directly. (There is no need for complex mixing, although it can be used in any sprayer that handles watery fluids for larger areas.) On contact, Oil Gone Easy encapsulates the spill, protecting the site from further oil or fuel movement in water, sand, concrete or dirt. It then attracts and supports local bacteria which only eat hydrocarbons. These microorganisms break the spill down into water and harmless byproducts. And when the Oil Gone Easy S-200 is gone, the bacteria are gone, and so is the spill.This simple product is non-toxic, and because it uses only bacteria that live near the site, Oil Gone Easy S-200 is also friendly to the environment. It has substantial advantages over volatile solvents, powerful surfactants and messy physical cleanup efforts which can create more problems than the original spill. Used in a bilge, Oil Gone Easy S-200 won't weaken or damage your fiberglass or wood hull, and will continue to work safely for months to keep the bilge clean.Now, everyone who operates a car or boat, or any engine for that matter, can cleanly and "greenly" be responsible for the spill and have a cleaner conscience in the bargain. http://www.oilgoneeasy.com/