What to ask before hiring a hydrocarbon cleanup service
This is not a list meant to convince you of anything. It is the one you would use yourself if you had to decide without knowing us.
- Does it generate secondary waste, and who takes it away? Absorbents and skimmers remove hydrocarbon, but that hydrocarbon is still hazardous waste someone has to manage. Ask who manages it, how, and at what cost.
- Does it reach accumulation zones or only open surface? Many pieces of equipment clean the visible part well and leave untouched the corners where pollution actually concentrates.
- Does it have a valid approval, and from whom? Not every bioremediation product has the same regulatory backing. Ask to see the document, not the promise.
- Are there trials from any public body? A figure measured by an independent third party is worth more than any brochure. Ask who measured it, not just what percentage they claim.
- What is left in the water afterwards? Almost nobody asks this and it matters the most. A dispersant leaves the hydrocarbon diluted, not eliminated. A good provider explains the difference without you having to ask twice.
How we answer it
The bioremediation we apply generates no secondary waste because it does not move the hydrocarbon elsewhere, it turns it into CO₂ and water. It reaches breakwaters, corners and dock walls because it is applied as a liquid. We work with a product approved by the Spanish Merchant Marine, backed by trials from the CSIC and the University of Vigo. And there is no diluted hydrocarbon left in the water: there is water.
If a provider cannot answer any of these five with a concrete fact, they probably do not have it. There is nothing wrong with asking twice.
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System details, reports from the CSIC and the University of Vigo, and the Spanish Merchant Marine approval.
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