Raleigh, NC – EOS Remediation rolled out the red carpet to honor their guests at the Battelle International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies in Reno, Nevada this year. Offering an evening of fine wines from EOS Estate Winery and exquisite cuisine personally prepared by chef proprietor David Silverman of Silver Peak Restaurant and Brewery in an atmosphere of antique, vintage and classic cars, was the perfect recipe for a flawless evening. Roundtrip courtesy shuttles made sure that attendees only had to be concerned with relaxing and having fun.

“It was a fantastic evening and I was so pleased with the attention to detail given by our service providers – EOS Estate Winery and Chef Silverman.” said Ann Borden President of EOS Remediation. “We wanted to show our guests how much we appreciate their trust in our products and were able to demonstrate quality hospitality to match our products!”

EOS Remediation, a global woman-owned firm, provides innovative technologies for natural and sustainable bioremediation of soil and groundwater, under exclusive licenses by select companies, such as the U.S. Department of Energy, Solutions-IES and The Antea Group. The proven EOS^® technologies are used at over 1,000 sites throughout the world annually and substantially reduce the cost to restore contaminated properties. 

Raleigh, NC – EOS Remediation announced today healthy growth projections based on strong demand for current bioremediation products and several new products scheduled for release in the days ahead. EOS Remediation has named key team members to address the needs of site remediation managers worldwide. Key members of the team include: Sheri Knox, International Technologies; Timothy Parker, logistics/customer service; Dr. Stephen Richardson, technical assistance/product development; Dr. Robert Borden, technical assistance/product development; Brad Elkins, logistics/product development; Walt Beckwith, implementation assistance and Tony Lieberman, customer outreach. We will miss Gary Birk’s contributions to the team who has left EOS Remediation for his next adventure.

EOS Remediation is the cutting-edge provider of bioremediation products. Our suite of products reengineers the groundwater environment to transform contaminants into non-toxic end products. EOS scientists, who are known worldwide, actively participate in product advancement and are routinely involved with client projects. EOS Remediation not only informs and educates our customers with peer-reviewed technical papers and academic research, but also endeavors to provide outstanding customer service and assistance, helping to ensure superior remediation outcomes.

Ann Borden, President of EOS Remediation stated. “EOS has a strong team of remediation experts and international product representatives ready to meet our customer needs and exceed their expectations.”

Suresh Kumar, U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service visited Raleigh, NC on Thursday, January 27, 2011, to keynote the North Carolina World Trade Association’s Global Innovation Kickoff Luncheon.  Mr. Kumar delivered remarks on President Obama’s National Export Initiative and honored two North Carolina companies for their success in the global marketplace. 

Mr. Kumar presented EOS Remediation with U.S. Department of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate to recognize EOS Remediation’s successful efforts in exporting groundwater remediation technologies to new overseas markets.  The certificate is part of the Obama administration’s efforts to highlight its goal of doubling U.S. exports within five years.

Suresh Kumar was nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service’s extensive worldwide network of 109 offices across the U.S. and 127 offices in 77 countries around the world.  USFCS is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Government that supports U.S. businesses to compete and win in the global marketplace. (SOURCE U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service)

EOS Remediation is a leading provider of innovative patented methods for in situ aerobic and anaerobic bioremediation of natural resources such as soil and groundwater.  The EOS® family of products are formulated with renewable, biodegradable vegetable oil feed stock supporting sustainability both above and below ground.

Ann Borden, President and Sheri Knox, International Technologies Manager were present to receive the certificate.  Additional information is available at this CNBC link.

EOS Remediation offers a comprehensive suite of training opportunities to boost your know-how, benefit your bottom line, and serve your customers better.   Our webinar sessions address topics that are essential to our clients and the scientific and environmental community.

What You Get with Training from EOS Remediation

• Relevant commentary, insights, developments and advances related to soil and groundwater remediation
• Courses delivered in a variety of ways: via “Brown Bag” presentation at your office, webinar, recorded presentation or structured industry seminar
• Customization and delivery of select courses based on the unique needs and specifications of our customers  (Ask your EOS Remediation Representative for more details)
• A webinar calendar with course descriptions, dates and times customized by time zone, as well as registration instructions

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ROBERT BORDEN is an internationally recognized expert in bioremediation technologies. On May 25 Borden received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds in Monterey, Calif.

Full interview at: http://www.bcwaternews.com/qa/robert_borden.html.

EOS Remediation’s Sulfate-Enhanced Bioremediation Technology, EAS™, wins Pollution Engineering’s Editor’s Choice Award for 2010.   As technologies continue to evolve, Pollution Engineering recognizes companies making significant contributions to the industry.  More information on page 15 of the July 2010 issue.

EOS Remediation wishes to congratulate Robert C. Borden, P.E., Ph.D., for receiving the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Brown and Caldwell.  As a Professor with North Carolina State University for 24 years, Dr. Borden has produced ground-breaking research on bioremediation and has mentored more than 60 master and doctoral students.

Dr. Borden’s academic research has translated into patented, market-valued bioremediation products, technologies and remediation approaches that have advanced both the field and the practical application of bioremediation.

Dr. Borden received the award at Battelle International Conference on May 25, 2010.  This is the sixth time Brown and Caldwell has granted a Lifetime Achievement Award.  Dr. Borden joins the company of only five other pioneers in the field of aquifer remediation, among them Dr. Perry McCarty of Stanford University, Dr. John Wilson of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Dr. Herb Ward of Rice University.

Dr. Borden is distinguished among this field because of the real-world, applicability of his science.

Dr. Borden’s publications alone provide ample evidence of his many contributions to the field.  They can be viewed at www.myEOSRemediation.com, home of the EOS Library.

Join Us for a Webinar on April 28, 2010

Evaluation of trends in contaminant concentrations and geochemical parameters provides valuable, but indirect, evidence of biodegradation at contaminated sites.  One direct avenue to assess the feasibility or effectiveness of bioremediation is to quantify microorganisms specifically responsible for biodegradation of the contaminants of concern (COCs).  Nucleic acid (DNA) based technologies such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) or CENSUS are not dependent on culturing (growing) the microorganisms thus eliminating the biases associated with traditional plate counts and MPNs.  CENSUS provides accurate quantification of microorganisms specifically responsible for biodegradation of COCs at costs comparable to traditional approaches. The Webinar will include:

• A brief introduction to qPCR
• Available CENSUS assays for quantification of:
  • Dehalococcoides spp.to assess PCE/TCE-impacted sites;
  • TCE and vinyl chloride reductase genes;
  • Aerobic BTEX degrading bacteria;
  • Anaerobic BTEX degrading bacteria; and
  • Aerobic MTBE degrading bacteria.

• Examples showing how CENSUS results can be used to direct site management decisions at sites where EOS® Products have been implemented.

Title: “Molecular Biological Tools for Assessing an EOS® Project”
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
View Slides

Download a pdf copy of presentation (37.9 MB) at this link.  Due to the file size, please right click on the link and select “save target as.”

Soil and groundwater clean-up is critical to sustainable business practices across many industries. Since 2002, EOS Remediation has provided site owners and engineers with innovative, environmentally responsible solutions to remediation challenges through its research and development, products, and technologies. 

  

 EOS Remediation continues to advance the state-of-the-science by developing and successfully commercializing AquaBupH®, an emulsion combining soybean oil with a pH buffering particle suspension in one easy-to-use product. AquaBupH® provides food for microorganisms, stimulates biodegradation activity, provides buffering capacity to adjust aquifer pH, and promotes rapid reduction in contamination levels. 

  

Acidic aquifers are inhibitory to many microbes. AquaBupH® adjusts pH without the negative effects of commonly used compounds like baking soda, caustic soda and limestone. These other methods also frequently yield high salt content in treated groundwater, pose handling hazards and/or require multiple applications. With a single treatment, AquaBupH® delivers immediate and sustainable bioremediation while improving one our most valuable natural resources: groundwater.  

EOS Remediation has successfully completed projects in North America, South Africa, and Australia since launching the product. Because AquaBupH® is easy to distribute, easy to handle, provides for long-term remediation (2-3 years from a single application), and is cost effective, AquaBupH® represents a significant and innovative break through in the field of bioremediation technology. For more information on AquaBupH®, please visit: http://www.eosremediation.com.  

Evaluation of corrective actions designed to enhance biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons and fuel oxygenates should include chemical, geochemical, and microbiological lines of evidence.  Monitoring and analysis of trends in dissolved benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene (BTEX) and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) concentrations are routinely used to document contaminant loss and provide an indicator of enhanced biodegradation.  Likewise, monitoring geochemical parameters to document changes in availability of electron acceptors such as dissolved oxygen (DO) can provide a second indicator of enhanced biodegradation.  However, the potentially most direct line of evidence to evaluate the ability of a remediation technology to stimulate biodegradation is to quantify the specific genes encoding enzymes responsible for biodegradation of the contaminants of concern.  Our calcium-based bioremediation product EOx™ was used to address impacted groundwater at a gasoline impacted site in central Indiana.  CENSUS quantification of phenol hydroxylase and toluene dioxygenase was employed to monitor microbial populations responsible for BTEX biodegradation and to evaluate the effectiveness of EOx™ for promoting aerobic biodegradation.  Overall, traditional groundwater analyses combined with monitoring select aromatic oxygenase genes provided the three lines of evidence needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of using EOx™ for enhanced aerobic bioremediation.