Catalina BioSolutions’ Bioremediation Products

We get frequent inquiries on using ORC and Solvay oxygen sources in conjunction with our bioremediation products. Such questions arise for both for insitu and exsitu applications using our Biocritters and our proprietory organic nutrient, Biobooster.

The thing about these products is that they both raise the initial pH to around 12 which is a bit high for the Biocritters, or for any microbes for that matter. And, frankly, they increase the cost of a job without an ROI that, in my opinion, merits the extra cost.

We haven’t used either ORC or Solvay for these reasons, though we do understand and appreciate the availability of a long-term oxygen source, particularly for sites that prohibit adding oxygen mechanically or by the preferred method of recirculation. (The EPA web site has an excellent recirculation system, by the way.)

In general, we don’t think we should be adding chemicals to clean up chemicals in mother earth! How’s that for a slogan?!