Grant: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants

Delta's innovative BioLogixr bioremediation process transforms contaminated water using innovative biologics and chemistry returning contaminated sites to their original state. The BioLogixr microbe consortium consists of aerobic and facultative anaerobic species which provide the necessary broad spectrum remediation activity required for the harsh conditions of sewer treatment plants as well as in situ raw sewage spill response. The consortium is an easy-to-use product that can be applied directly to raw sewage spills and discharge, lagoons, lift stations, and industrial wastewater and sewage treatment plants. The proposed project in collaboration with Lambton College's Lambton Water Centre and Delta Remediation will aim to determine the ideal growth conditions for Delta's BioLogixr microbe consortium and evaluate the potential for a more effective breakdown of harmful fats, oils, and greases among other pollutants present in wastewater effluents from different sources. Furthermore, this study intends to compare the efficiency of the current biological wastewater treatment in Southwestern, Ontario, wastewater treatment plant to the innovative treatment using Delta's unique microbial consortium. The goals of proposed project are to understand the current biological treatment mechanisms for the removal of wastewater pollutants and their efficacy, determine optimal growth conditions for Delta's BioLogixr microbe consortium, and evaluate the capacity of Delta's BioLogixr microbe consortium to treat different wastewater pollutants for a variety of wastewater sources and compare the developed BioLogixr treatment to the conventional industrial treatment. The implementation of a new microbial consortium used as a tertiary treatment or as an additive to secondary treatment would be advantageous to Canada's wastewater industry. Our environment will sustain many benefits from a microbial consortium that includes micro-organisms that are able to sequester heavy metals that are dangerous to the nature surrounding us.