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R&D: Market
Readiness | Investments| Adoption
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Updated August 2010
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OCETA assists vendors
with market exposure, technology adoption, outreach and capacity building
to increase awareness and acceptance of environmental (remediation)
technologies across Canada. OCETA utilizes tools and solutions such
as the AR website, network, events (technology workshops, seminars
and tradeshows) and e-communications to disseminate information (e.g.
profiles and case studies) of innovative Canadian solutions for the
remediation and brownfield industry.
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Technology Profile Areas:
- Soil / Groundwater Remediation
- Sediment Removal / Treatment
- Material / Land Reclamation
- Site Characterization / Modelling
- Containment / Risk Management
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A-E | F-J | K-O
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Profiled Company
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Featured Technologies
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SiREM was founded in 2001 with the mission
of bringing to market innovative products and services in support
of groundwater remediation. We focus on providing our customers
products and testing services to help them better understand
remediation processes for their sites, and to achieve success
in remediation of chlorinated solvents and other recalcitrant
chemicals. We offer bench-scale treatability studies for evaluation
of remediation technologies, bioaugmentation cultures for remediation
at sites with chlorinated solvents in groundwater, and molecular
genetic assays for quantifying and characterizing dechlorinating
bacteria.
SiREM's clients include Canadian and international
environmental consulting firms, industry and governments. SiREM
has technology licensing agreements with DuPont, Stanford University
and the University of Toronto. Through our continued collaborations
with Canadian and international universities/research institutions
we strive to continually improve SiREM's capabilities and to
bring innovative products and services to the remediation sector.
Phil Dennis,
M.A.Sc., Senior Manager:
1-866-251-1747 ext. 238
pdennis [@] siremlab.com
Sandra Dworatzek, M.Sc.,
Senior Manager:
1-866-251-1747 ext. 236
sdworatzek [@] siremlab.com
Jeff Roberts, M.Sc.,
Laboratory Manager:
1-866-251-1747 ext. 228
jroberts [@] siremlab.com
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Treatability
Testing: SiREM is a leader in performing bench-scale
treatability studies focused on bioremediation, remediation
using zero-valent iron and in situ chemical oxidation. The
studies are used to predict full-scale remediation performance
and to assess and optimize remediation strategies under simulated
site conditions to enhance system performance.
Bioaugmentation:
SiREM produces the KB-1® bioaugmentation culture used
for sites where beneficial dechlorinating Dehalococcoides
microorganisms are absent, present at low concentrations,
or are the wrong strain required for the complete biodegradation
of chlorinated solvents (e.g., trichloroethene [TCE]). KB-1®
is the most widely used Dehalococcoides bioaugmentation culture
in the world and has been applied at sites in North America
and Europe. KB-1® is the only culture of its type approved
for groundwater remediation in Canada through the New Substances
Notification Regulation of the Environmental Protection Act.
Bioremediation
Focused Microbial Quantification: The presence and
concentration of Dehalococcoides and Dehalobacter microorganisms
is critical to success in bioremediation of chlorinated solvents.
Gene-Trac® quantitative polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) testing is used to quantify and characterize
these key dechlorinating bacteria in groundwater samples from
contaminated sites.
www.siremlab.com
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A - E
Ammonium Nitrate Removal
with Floating Cattail Mats
Mikro-Tek
Denitrification of wastewater using an accelerated growth process
for cattail mats, which are deployed and develop into a floating
cattail island within one growing season, thereby facilitating increased
levels of denitrification over shorter time spans.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/mikrotek/mikrotek_tech.html
DARAMEND Bioremediation
Technology
Adventus Group
A technology that involves the addition of soil-specific DARAMEND
organic amendments to improve the biodegradation of contaminants
in soil. DARAMEND is effective for many contaminants including PAHs,
chlorophenols, TPH, pesticides, herbicides, phthalates, and organic
explosives.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/grace/prograce.html
Deep
Drawn and Ironed Cylinders and Pressure Vessels
DDI Seamless Cylinder International Inc.
DDI parts are economical and efficient where final machining
would normally be required. High strength and fine grain structure
are innate enhancements of the severe cold working for the DDI process.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/ddi/cylinder_tech.html
Eriksson
System™- Contaminated Sediment Removal and Dewatering
Eriksson Sediment Systems Inc.
System to remove and dewater contaminated marine sediments that
significantly reduces contaminant resuspension and prevents sediment
inflow into already cleaned areas.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/eriksson/eriksson.html
Environmental
IMPACT™ Modelling Software
EcoMetrix Inc.
Environmental IMPACT™ is a user-friendly, customizable, computer
software tool for conducting analyses on the transport and accumulation
of contaminants through the environment, and to permit calculations
of dose or risk to humans and other biota.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/beak/impact.html
Environmental
Management System Software (ISO 14000)
GreenWare Environmental Systems Inc.
ISO 14000 environmental management system software, consisting
of three products for assessing, implementing and auditing companies
for compliance to ISO 14001, the international standard for environmental
management systems.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/greenware/greenwr.htm
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F-J
Gene-Trac®
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
SiREM Canada
Bioremediation Focused Microbial Quantification: The
presence and concentration of Dehalococcoides and Dehalobacter microorganisms
is critical to success in bioremediation of chlorinated solvents.
Gene-Trac® quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing
is used to quantify and characterize these key dechlorinating bacteria
in groundwater samples from contaminated sites.
http://www.aboutremediation.com/PDFs/SiREM_GeneTrac.pdf
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K-O
KB-1® Dechlorinator
- Bioaugmentation
SiREM Canada
Dehalococcoides bacteria are the only known organisms
capable of dechlorination of PCE, TCE, DCE and vinyl chloride to
non-toxic ethene. The impact: if Dehalococcoides are absent from
a site, expect incomplete dechlorination of PCE and TCE with accumulation
of cis-1,2-DCE. The solution is to introduce Dehalococcoides organisms,
through bioaugmentation. SiREM produces the KB-1® bioaugmentation
culture for use at sites where beneficial dechlorinating Dehalococcoides
microorganisms are absent, present at low concentrations, or are
the wrong strain required for the complete dechlorination of PCE,
TCE, DCE and vinyl chloride in groundwater. KB-1® was the first
commercial culture of this type and continues to lead this dynamic
field.
http://www.aboutRemediation.com/PDFs/KB-1_Canada.pdf
LIST - Limnofix In-Situ
Sediment Treatment
National Water Research Institute (NWRI) - Environment Canada
An in-situ, chemical injection process for the bioremediation of
contaminated marine and aquatic sediments.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/limnofix/list.html
Low Temperature PCB
Destruction
Kinectrics Inc.
A safe, effective, low temperature process to destroy both low
and high level PCB wastes on site.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/oht/pcb/low-temp.html
MAP™
- Microwave Assisted Extraction Process
Environment Canada - MAP Division
A high speed, energy efficient, ex-situ process for the extraction
of organic contaminants from soil.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/cwt-tran/map.html
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P-T
Pressure
Pulse Technology for Recovery of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids
Wavefront Environmental Technologies Inc.
Pressure Pulse Technology (PPT) applies large-amplitude pulses
of pressure to porous media at the water table, exciting the media
and thus increasing fluid level and flow. This facilitates recovery
of water resources, oil, and contaminants in the form of non-aqueous
phase liquids.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/Wavefront/PPT_tech.html
Reactive
Iron Walls for In-Situ Degradation of VOCs in Groundwater
EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. (ETI) / Adventus Group
The installation of a permeable wall, containing reactive metallic
iron, in the path of a chlorinated VOC-containing groundwater plume
provides a low cost, low maintenance, high efficiency solution to
ground water remediation.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/eti/proeti.html
ROBYS™
Gasoil Stabilization and Purification
Aldwich Canada Ltd.
A modular gasoil stabilization and purification process, which
enables the thermal cracking of used oil to gasoil products such
as diesel fuel and heating oil.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/parexcel/parexcel_tech.html
TORBED®
Process Reactor Technologies
Torftech (Canada) Inc.
High-efficiency generic contacting devices used for heat and/or
mass transfer between gases and solids, capable of processing virtually
any shape or type of particle or mixture of substances.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/torftech/torftech_tech.html
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U-Z
UV/Oxidation Technology
Calgon Carbon Canada Inc.
On-site destruction of hazardous organic chemicals through a
family of UV/Oxidation processes, combining ultraviolet light, an
oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide and proprietary catalysts, if
necessary. Each system is sized and adapted for the contaminant
concentration, water matrix and flow rate.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/calgon/calgon_tech.html
Waste Oxidizer System
Eco Waste Solutions
An on-site, low cost and environmentally sound waste oxidizer
system for destroying solid, liquid and medical waste.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/eco_waste/ecowaste.html
Waterloo Barrier™ for
Groundwater Containment
Waterloo Barrier Inc.
Waterloo Barrier™ is a low permeability cutoff wall for groundwater
containment and control. It features steel sheet piling with joints
that can be sealed after the sheets have been driven into the ground.
http://www.oceta.on.ca/profiles/wbi/barrier.html
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A catalogue of past environmental technology
and business profiles produced by OCETA may be viewed at: http://www.oceta.on.ca/catalogue.htm
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