Innovation in
biological treatment of groundwater
LVM-BIOcells stands for: “Using hydrogeobiocells (HGBcells) for the in-situ biological treatment of CAH (Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbon) contaminated groundwater in areas with low hydraulic gradients.”
LIFE+ project
LVM-BIOcells is a project realized with the financial support of the European Union through its LIFE+ programme (agreement number LIFE08 ENV/B/000046). The project started in January 2010 with an initial duration of 5 years. The project has been extended with 3 years (until December 2017).
This project wants to demonstrate the applicability of an innovative, cost-efficient and energy-efficient remediation technique for groundwater contaminated with CAHs for a site characterized by low natural groundwater flow velocities.
The project takes place at the VYNOVA site in Tessenderlo, Belgium, the former site of the Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij (LVM). In August 2011 LVM was taken over by INEOS. In July 2015 the site was acquired by ICIG (International Chemical Investors Group) and became part of VYNOVA.
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28/08/18
Updated publications
The Layman's report and after-LIFE communication plan can be found on the publications page.
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31/10/17
Third bioaugmentation round successfully performed in October 2017
In March 2017 the operation of the first HGB-cell for bioaugmentation started. On the 12th and the 13th of October 2017 the third batch of dechlorinating bacteria (80 L MDB1.0) was successfully injected. The goal of this extra addition of inoculum was to accelerate the biodegradation in the HGB-cell and to distribute dechlorinating bacteria over the total soil volume of the HGB-cell.
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25/10/17
Participation Enviroworkshops November 14 and 15, 2017.
Avecom will participate in the Enviroworkshops on November 14th (Berlin) and November 15th (Amsterdam). AVECOM will be sharing the latest results of labtests with the participating professionals of the remediation industry. More information can be found on https://enviroworkshops.com/training/europe-remediation-workshops/
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25/10/17
Update results groundwater reactor tests
An update can be found on the results of the successful lab tests for growing dechlorinating microorganisms with site polluted groundwater. These tests are an important step in evaluating the feasibility of an on-site growth reactor for the dechlorinating culture at the site.
