Catalina BioSolutions’ Bioremediation Products

We used our bioremediation products on an unusual application: swine manure lagoons. Frankly, I didn’t know if it would work, but we gave it a try. Dick Marshall, a friend of mine, manufactures a terrific product called Quellz. It acts as a steroid for the microbes, so using both Biocritters and Quellz, he applied both to a 3,000,000-gallon swine manure pond.

The goals were to –

• clarify the water,
• reduce the horrendous odor (don’t go near a swine lagoon if you can help it!) and
• reduce the bottom sludge levels from 11 inches to 6 inches, in six months.

Ta-dah! In 30 days we reduced the sludge level to 4 inches. (Their measurements.)

How did we do it? Well, our Biocritters were merely broadcast as far out (read that as “tossed”) all around the circumference of the animal waste pond, and that was it. The Quellz microbial accelerant was poured in near the incoming material from the hogs.

Dick can be reached by email. Save yourself some money, and buy his product directly from him.

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Note: Quellz is an enzymatic product for odor control and sludge reduction in animal waste lagoons and aquatic species ponds. The enzymes work in a wide pH range (4-10), have good thermal stability and can be effective in either an anaerobic or aerobic modality, although they work best in an aerobic environment. (From National Hog Farmer magazine)