Cleaning Swine Manure Lagoons with Bioremediation September 7, 2006
Posted by Bioremediation Technologies in Animal Waste Lagoons, Bioremediation Products, Bioremediation for Agriculture.add a comment
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.
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)
Jerry’s First Blog! August 19, 2006
Posted by Bioremediation Technologies in Animal Waste Lagoons, Bioremediation Products, Oil Spill Clean up.add a comment
Just finished a production run of our new blend of Biocritters, microbes, and we’re getting rave reviews about cleaning up DDT in Canada, swine manure lagoons in North Carolina, and the usual oil spill clean ups all over the place. Bioremediation is not the mystery it used to be, and our bioremediation products have just been voted superior. (Voters were me, my wife, my three children and my dog Recon. The cat is independent, so we’ll get his vote right before dinner.)
The hot news of the day, however, is a new and improved nutrient, the Biobooster. This stuff is nothing short of awesome. Looking through the microscope is getting scary. Beaucoup bugs, active like crazy, huge colonies. Best of all, instead of waiting 48 hours for bug activation, now it’s only 24 hours. So just mix the stuff up the day before you apply.
And if this isn’t enough, there are NO chemicals added. Everything is natural. If this doesn’t make the regulators smile, nothing will. (Maybe nothing ever will … if you catch my drift.)
All for now. Over and out!
Jerry
biocritters (at) gmail (dot) com
520.299.9808
