Adventus Americas Offers Unique Soil Remediation Performance Guarantee; Patented DARAMEND Technology Ideal for U.S. Military and BRAC Sites.BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. -- Adventus Americas Inc. (AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), has announced the only codified cod·i·fy tr.v. cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing, cod·i·fies 1. To reduce to a code: codify laws. 2. To arrange or systematize. performance guarantee targeting the soil remediation biotechnology marketplace. Key beneficiaries include industry Site owners, state municipalities, and varied Department of Defense Restoration Program (DERP DERP Defense Environmental Restoration Program DERP Drug Effectiveness Review Project DERP Defective Equipment Replacement Program DERP Design Eye Reference Point (aviation) DERP Disposable Eye-Respiratory Protection ) projects - including Installation Restoration Program (IRP See Interest rate parity line. ) and Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign (BRAC Brač (bräch), Ital. Brazza, island (1991 pop. 13,824), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital. ) sites impacted by hazardous substances. The technology deployed is AAI's patented DARAMEND(R) and TERRAMEND(TM) solutions, which have successfully remediated more than 800,000 tons of soil impacted with a wide range of contaminants including organic explosives compounds, TPHs, phthalates Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are a group of chemical compounds that are mainly used as plasticizers (substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility). They are chiefly used to turn polyvinyl chloride from a hard plastic into a flexible plastic. , Pentachlorophenol pentachlorophenol a wood preservative with great capacity to enter the body by any route, including percutaneously; causes weight loss, low milk production and general debility. (PCP PCP abbr. 1. phencyclidine 2. primary care physician Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) ), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and a range of chlorinated chlorinated /chlo·ri·nat·ed/ (klor´i-nat?ed) treated or charged with chlorine. chlorinated charged with chlorine. chlorinated acids some, e.g. herbicides and pesticides. Dr. Jim Mueller, president of AAI, outlined the general parameters of this innovative policy. "The Adventus Group continues to demonstrate the powerful capabilities of our DARAMEND and TERRAMEND remediation biotechnologies. Confidence in both the science and field-performance of our products allows us to offer the industry's only performance guarantee for soil remediation of this type. By contractually guaranteeing clean-up results to a specified remedial goal within a certain time frame, we offer an unmatched and risk-free remedy to decision makers across the hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. removal landscape." Dr. Alan Seech, president of Ontario-based, sister company Adventus Remediation Technologies added, "Terms and conditions of the performance guarantee are based on the results of a site-specific engineering assessment or the results of pilot-scale tests. Working with Site owners and their consultants, we will agree to reach a defined remedial goal, or refund any money paid to us. As summarized below, our unique warranty of performance has been applied to soils containing organic explosives (OE) and other nitrogenous nitrogenous /ni·trog·e·nous/ (ni-troj´e-nus) containing nitrogen. ni·trog·e·nous adj. Relating to or containing nitrogen. nitrogenous containing nitrogen. energetic compounds (NECs), chlorinated solvents, and pesticides."
DARAMEND(R) / TERRAMEND(TM) TREATS THESE COMPOUNDS:
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PROVEN AT PROVEN AT MAXIMUM
COMPOUND FULL/PILOT BENCH SCALE CONCENTRATION TREATED
SCALE (mg/kg)
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Explosives
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TNT X X 10,100
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RDX X X 21,000
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HMX X X 2,800
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DNT X X 9,450
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Nitroglycerine X 540
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Amino-DNTs X X 420
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Nitrobenzene X 430
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PETN X 4,100
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Tetryl X X 10,500
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TPHs (entire range) X X 7,800
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Phthalates X X 2,370
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Total Chlorophenols X X 1,224
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Pentachlorophenol X X 1,181
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Total PAHs X X 2,126
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HMW PAHs(1) X X 1,025
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Pesticides(2)
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Toxaphene X X 239
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DDT X X 317
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DDD X X 180
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DDE X X 57
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Lindane X X 90
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Chlordane X X 231
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Total HCHs X 4,000
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Dieldrin X X 12
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Aldrin X X N/A
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Endrin Ketone X X N/A
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2,4,5-T X X 51
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2,4-D X X 170
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Metalochlor X X 139
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Silvex X N/A
1 - High Molecular Weight PAHs
2 - Not necessarily in order of treatability
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About The Adventus Group Adventus Americas Inc. (AAI) is an environmental technology company that provides various remediation biotechnologies including those exclusive to our sister companies, Adventus Remediation Technologies (ART) and EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. (ETI (Embed The Internet) An earlier consortium that was devoted to putting Web servers into microcontrollers used in embedded systems. Using a Web server enables access to the device via any Web browser. See Web server and microcontroller. ). The group's proprietary technologies include DARAMEND(R) and TERRAMEND(TM) for treatment of soil and sediment, AQUAMEND(R) for wastewater, and EHC EHC Environmental Health Criteria EHC Environmental Health Center (NSC) EHC Eishockeyclub (German) EHC Extended Health Care (Plan) EHC Emory and Henry College (TM) technologies and mGCW systems for in situ In place. When something is "in situ," it is in its original location. groundwater treatment. ETI is the world leader in applications of permeable permeable /per·me·a·ble/ (per´me-ah-b'l) not impassable; pervious; permitting passage of a substance. per·me·a·ble adj. That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases. reactive barrier (PRB PRB Pharmaceutical Resources Branch ) technology for the remediation of contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. groundwater, with experience at over 125 sites in United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia. Both EHC and DARAMEND are the subjects of numerous U.S. patents. The Adventus Group network includes field offices in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, and Ontario, Canada, including an expanding network of international licensees. Additional licensee inquiries are welcome. For more information on The Adventus Group, call (888) 295-8661 or visit the company's Web sites at www.adventus.us or www.eti.ca (R) DARAMEND is a registered Trademark of Adventus Intellectual Property Inc. |
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