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Real-time Soil Analysis Enhances Urban Gardening Safety and Environmental Integrity   ABC Gardening Australia’s recent segment shed light on the essential yet often overlooked aspect of soil safety in urban gardens, focusing on the detection of lead and other heavy metals primarily through XRF technology. In this context, the EPA of Victoria is also utilising […]

The project was a great success and the remediation works were completed under time and under budget. Part of the success is due to the use of RemScan which provided instantaneous feedback of hydrocarbon concentrations.   SUEZ were contracted by the Public Works Authority of Qatar, ASHGHAL, to remediate the Al Karaana Lagoons. The lagoons

Fortescue utilises RemScan for the rapid and accurate measurement of TPH in soil. This is the preferred to an off-site laboratory analysis which, in this remote and harsh environment, is logistically challenging, time-consuming and relatively costly.   Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) is one of the world’s largest iron ore producers located in the Pilbara region

Rapid Prediction of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil Using a Hand-held Mid-infrared Field Instrument   This paper demonstrates that RemScan can be calibrated with high accuracy for very different soil types, a carbonate dominated clay from Padova region of Italy, a kaolinite dominated clay from north Western Australia and a loam from Nigeria. Correlation coefficients

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Concentration Prediction in Soils Using Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy   This paper provides the theoretical background for the measurement of TPH using MIR with RemScan. The potential as a rapid and accurate non-destructive method to determine TPH concentrations is proposed. The most sensitive parts of the IR spectra were investigated and identified.

RemScan: A Tool for Monitoring the Bioremediation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil   This paper provides a detailed comparison between RemScan and laboratory analysis, with specific reference to bioremediation test-work. The correlation coefficient (R2) between RemScan predictions and laboratory assays was 0.998. Measurements were taken over a range of samples with different soil types

Rapid Assessment of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils with Infrared Spectroscopy This is a general background paper talking about the fundamentals of measuring TPH using mid infrared and near infrared. It discusses the spectral peaks to use, the potential interferences, the effects of variations in soil texture and soil type and monitoring the degradation of hydrocarbons over time.

The Impact of Lead Co-Contamination on Ecotoxicity and the Bacterial Community During the Bioremediation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils   This paper investigates the effect on TPH remediation of co-contamination with lead on the efficacy of two bioremediation processes. The measurements were performed using RemScan and reference is made to the separate MethodsX paper for

SPE Asia Pacific Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility Conference   In this paper, Chevron companies discusses the requirement for rapid analysis of TPH. They then performed pilot studies to compare various types of field test equipment with laboratory by GC (USEPA 8015). It describes the pros and cons of each rapid method for

Golden Gecko Awards for Environmental Excellence recognise leading practice and innovation in environmental management and provide an opportunity to share experiences between government, industry and the community.   Ziltek’s team project ​“Better Environmental Outcomes from Hydrocarbon Spills using RemScan” demonstrates the use of RemScan at Australian mine sites for the following applications: Management of hydrocarbon