Recent commentary on the use of activated carbon for in-situ remediation included, “GAC creates a biologically hostile environment”, and “Biodegradation of contaminants adsorbed to activated carbon does not occur”. Brazen falsehoods refuted by countless peer-reviewed studies and environmental data. D.I.E.T is the key. Presented by...
Recent interest in “Carbon-Based Injectates” has spawned many opinions on applications and limitations from a spectrum of sources including EPA and various regulators and consultants. RPI Group has been injecting products based on activated carbon for over eighteen years and we’ve learned a lot....
20,000,000 years ago (give or take a few millennia) a large rock hurtled through space, barely missing Cancun (there is a God 😊), and smacked into the Gulf of Mexico. Since that time, thousands of really bad things have occurred on good ol’ Planet Earth....
About a month ago, I went fishing with some of my RPI Group pals, chasing swordfish. We were introduced to equipment and technology that, at one time, was amazing and effective. Full disclosure—we all felt bad about taking out such a magnificent creature. One of the things...
Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) can create bitter results when the mix of site knowledge, amendment selection, and contractor experience goes off the rails and produces, well, “lemons". The goal of the PRB site discussed was simply to limit off-site migration of the Contaminants of Concern (COCs)...
RPI Group pumped a whole bunch of Trap & Treat® BOS 100®, CAT 100, and BOS 200® into the ground in 2019. We are so very grateful to our many— old and new— customers. It certainly blows me away that we are approaching our 18th year in business....
At RPI Group, October is always our favorite month of the year. For the eleventh year in a row, AST Environmental (RPI Group’s Distribution & Training Affiliate) kicked off The Bourbon Chase weekend with an open house at their bucolic headquarters in historic Midway, Kentucky. Attendees were treated...
Three or four years ago, long term efforts at RPI to explore synergies of biological technology and BOS 100 culminated in CAT 100. The objectives of this research included thwarting oxidation of the nano-scale metallic iron-carbon alloy embedded in the product and expansion of its application portfolio to...
ISOTEC, Inc. (RPI Group Member) working with a confidential client in the Northeast United States recently completed an interesting project at an operating manufacturing facility with a historic PCE release. They were tasked with installing BOS 100® as part of a combined remedy program with a Soil Vapor...
At RPI, we understand the importance of investing in people, because when it comes down to it, good people make a world of difference in successful remediation. We’d like to introduce you to a new series we’re excited to share called Meet The Experts. In this series,...