Soil remediation is a common term for various strategies that are used to purify contaminated soil. Soil contamination, also known as soil pollution, is brought by manmade chemicals or alteration in the natural soil. The soil contamination is caused by various factors such as industrial activities, improper waste disposal, acid rains, accidental oil spills, and agricultural chemicals. Pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbon, and heavy metals shavings are the most common chemicals causing soil pollution. Apart from this basic information, this post discusses various other pointers about soil remediation and the commonly used soil remediation equipment – regenerative blower.
Things You Should Know About Soil remediation
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Bioleaching, phytoremediation, composting, and biostimulation are some of the popular methods.
All the above mentioned methods have been successfully implemented in different situations, but they are done over a period. This means long wait time, efforts, and investment. Today, various soil remediation equipment are used to remove contaminants from the soil. By far this is the most convenient method of remediation. This is because of the speedy results and tangible measure solutions they provide. Regenerative blower is a popular soil remediation equipment.
Brief Introduction to Regenerative Blowers
Regenerative blowers are basically low-pressure blowers that produce centrifugal airflow. The air is blown into the contaminated soil to absorb aerosols and other chemicals. These equipment are capable of both pressure and vacuum operations. A regenerative blower can be mounted in several ways: bench top, cart top, floor/skid mount, and permanent blowers.
Apart from the soil remediation, these blowers are also used for various environmental remediation activities:
• Soil Vapor Extraction