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Micro-Blaze Product Info
Micro-Blaze® Emergency Liquid Spill Control contains surfactants, nutrients and non-pathogenic bacteria. When applied to a hydrocarbon-based or organic spill or contaminant, the surfactant starts emulsifying (breaking down) the contaminants into smaller molecules for more efficient degradation by the microbes. Physical Characteristics:
The microbes used in the Micro-Blaze formulations are in a spore form. When conditions become dry, a large percentage will revert back to a spore state, and will reactivate when conditions again become favorable. Other products normally use what is commonly called a vegetative microbe. Vegetative microbes will die off when conditions become dry and they cannot reactivate. The spores in Micro-Blaze products can normally handle pH ranges of 4.5 to 11.5. Vegetative microbes can usually only handle pH ranges of 6.0 to 9.0. Top General Application RatesThe following are considered general guidelines for product use in commercial, institutional and industrial applications... On spills [pure or almost pure product]: Determine the amount of contamination by volume. 10% of that contaminated volume is the amount of Micro-Blaze Emergency Liquid Spill Control concentrate to have ready to dilute and apply. Dilute the concentrate to the specific percentage rate per contamination parameters (type of contamination, age of spill, viscosity, volatility, etc. as described below). [See example below.] Usually, heavier weight hydrocarbons like motor oils and hydraulic fluids use a 3% solution (3 parts Micro-Blaze concentrate with 97 parts water). Apply the diluted solution forcefully with good pressure so the oils will thoroughly mix with the solution and start emulsifying. The LELs of volatile lighter-weight fuels like gasoline and jet fuels can be reduced to non-dangerous levels with an application of Micro-Blaze Emergency Liquid Spill Control in a 6% solution. Quickly clean up gasoline, diesel and other leaks, spills with Micro-Blaze Emergency Liquid Spill Control! Diluted solutions can be put into a 2.5 gallon water-type fire extinguisher (best with an aspirating nozzle) Note: Only use 2 gallons of water/Micro-Blaze mixture in the 2.5 gal. extinguishers so there will be plenty of compressed air space to fully utilize the container's contents. A garden-type pump-up sprayer can also be used or even draw it up through a fire hose eductor setup. Micro-Blaze products will not harm rubber gaskets and fittings and does not corrode equipment. On soils: There are many variables in soil remediation. Factors to consider are the type of contamination, the depth to which it has seeped into the soil; the porosity of the soil impacted, soil surface compaction, available moisture and ambient temperature. Always follow local, regional, and federal environmental regulations when cleaning up any type of contamination*. The general "rule of thumb" for using Micro-Blaze Emergency Liquid Spill Control in soil cleanup is: for every 10 cubic yards of contaminated soil, have one gallon of the concentrated product on hand, ready to dilute with water to apply. Dilution rates are determined by the type of contamination. [See example below.] Thoroughly drench the contaminated area when applying. Keep the soil moistened, like a garden, for best rate of remediation. [For very high concentrations of spillage into the soil, contact Verde or your distributor for suggested application rates.] For example: Company XYZ has a spill that winds up affecting a 350 cubic yards of soil. Using the above "formula", the company figures they need 35 gallons of Micro-Blaze Emergency Liquid Spill Control. Since the contamination is a low-volatile viscous hydrocarbon, the company determines they need to apply the Micro-Blaze at a 3% solution. That means, for every 10 gallons of concentrate, dilute with 333 gallons of water. So, the company will dilute the 35 gallons of concentrated product with 1166 gallons of water. (35 gallons divided by 3% equals 1166 gallons water) and apply onto spill area. *: Always work in accordance with your local, regional and federal environmental authorities as to proper spill treatment protocols in your area.
This product is listed with the U.S. EPA on the NCP Product Schedule as a bioremediation agent. Top Using MICRO-BLAZE® EMERGENCY LIQUID SPILL CONTROL in A Water-Type Fire Extinguisher
Micro-Blaze® Emergency Liquid Spill Control can be used on petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and other hydrocarbons, as well as industrial solvents such as benzene, acetone or ethylene glycol (antifreeze). Apply Micro-Blaze® Emergency Liquid Spill Control to the spill as directed below:
Note: The microbes in the Micro-Blaze® Emergency Liquid Spill Control are stabilized with preservatives and have an indefinite shelf-life, even when premixed with water. Water alone will not activate the microbes. When applied to a food source (i.e. the contamination), they germinate in 15-20 minutes. Top BioremediationBioremediation has become a general term describing a process of degrading harmful or hazardous contamination into less harmful or benign components. In the industrial fields, the process harnesses microbial activities and products to aid in the cleanup of sites contaminated with organic pollutants1. 1: "Bioremediation may be key for soil and ground water pollution cleanup", Cornell University Science News, October 1993. It is an emerging treatment technology that can restore contaminated sites quicker, at a lower cost, and at lower human risk than alternative remediation technologies2. Studies and case histories show how bioremediation can effectively rid a spill site of organic contaminants with fewer machine and labor costs and less profile in congested or neighborhood areas. 2: "Bioremediation", a course illustration for the Soil, Water and Environmental Science department, University of Arizona.
a: Costs are per cubic yard, 1993 dollars. Actual costs impacted by time and competition. [Micro-Blaze usage costs are usually substantially lower.] In addition to the lower costs of bioremediation, there is no long-term or "cradle to grave" liabilities for the contamination like there is with landfilled pollutants because the contaminants have been digested and turned into harmless by products of CO2, water and trace inorganic salts. Contaminated sites that can benefit from bioremediation exist in a variety of environments including surface soils and waters as well as shallow or deep subsurface environments 3. 3: "Field-Scale Bioremediation", course outline introduction, on website, University of California at Berkeley. There are two main avenues of bioremediation operation: In situ can be used where excavation is impractical - under highways, buildings, runways, etc. This process can simultaneously treat soil and groundwater in one step, without the generation of hazardous waste products. Using an engineered treatment setup where contamination is placed for bioremediation is called an ex situ process (bioslurry, bioreactor, landfarming, etc.) There exists in all the world's soils and waters resident microbes that take care of digesting the usual waste streams found in its surrounding ecosystem. These are called indigenous microbes. Testing has been done to see if using these existing microbial populations, a process called natural attenuation, would remediate the contamination that entered the area. More often than not, very little remediation has occurred 4. 4. Ibid. Biostimulation, using aeration and adding fertilizers to supply nutrients to the indigenous microbes, also has drawbacks. It relies on the assumption that the existing microbes will be in large enough numbers to effectively degrade the contaminant and that they can readily adapt to the foreign contamination to start any degradation. This method usually results in a lengthy timeline for a project to come to closure. Adding microbes that already have an aggressive affinity towards common hydrocarbon and organic contamination is described as bioaugmentation. Applying a sufficient amount of adapted microbes to the pollution site takes care of the contamination in a timely and efficient manner. There are variables to the amount of microbes to use - volume of contaminant, type and volatility of contaminants, pH of the soil or water, temperature, etc. The several strains of Bacillus spores in Micro-Blaze® microbial products provide a synergistic degradation of the organic and hydrocarbon pollutants caused by industrial and commercial processes. Its combination of surfactants, nutrients (like Verde's Budkicker) and microbes make it an ideal formulation for use on many pollutants found in spills and contaminated sites:
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