The Effects of Humates on Remediation of Hydrocarbon and Salt Contaminated Soils

I was looking around the Internet one day, as I often do, and stumbled across a report about a very inexpensive but valuable product called Humate. Humate, simply put, is prehistoric organic matter that activates and attracts microbes, this is my interpretation of course and it is very simplified but remains. Microbes and carbon are essentially the basics of life. This report was prepared by Randy Mosley, Morris and Mosley, Inc. and explains controlled tests they performed with oil and salt contaminated samples.

To obtain the Menefee Humate mentioned in this report please refer to This Link.

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The report is essentially saying that 1% mixture of humate in your oil or salt contaminated soils will speed the remediation process by up to fifty percent (50%) by attracting and activating nearby microbes, which eat the contamination and put out amino acids, fatty acids and sugars. It is much more complicated than this on a microbiological scale, but it can essentially be broken down to this simple summary.

I am simply sharing a tid-bit of information I found while looking for something to help with this horrible disaster still unfolding in the gulf. If the results of this report are true then this is a great organic and sustainable source that could very well be a way to help restore the affected states of the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill.

If you do a simple Google Search or visit Earthgreen Products website and you will find volumes of information on humate.

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