Faust Bio-Agricultural Services Inc.

Robert H. Faust Ph.D. 
Environmental Assessment and
Risk Assessment/Mitigation Services
We do oil spill and other types of Bioremediation


I have taught environmental protection training courses via IPM programs. One of these was done at the request and sponsored by U.H. Hilo. I was a former County Sanitarian and a civil service rated Environmental Health Technician. Formerly licensed in California and Idaho as a pest control advisor and consultant (not required in Hawaii).

I am experienced in environmental toxicology and pollution control in Hawaii and knowledgeable in the laws and in field experience doing surveys regarding solid wastes, hazardous wastes and materials, buried fuel tanks, pesticide contamination, geological surveys, soil mapping and bioremediation of hydrocarbons. We specialize in pre-purchase real estate environmental assessments for residential and commercial buyers of real estate in Hawaii, as well as assessment of agricultural potential for agricultural properties. We have information sources via remote computer data base on all hazardous materials and laws. We offer fast service and local experience combined with scientific expertise.

Bio-remediation Service, oil spills, fuel tank removal, Asbestos testing
HOUSE AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS INSPECTION REPORTS, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND MITIGATION REPORTS, GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS, TOXIC WASTES

Environmental Reviews, Assesments and Impact Statements

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1-808-328-2083

 

 

e-mail drfist@bigisland.net

Bioremediation Program for Hydrocarbons and other wastes and spill using on-site methods

We did the first Oil Spill cleanup in Hawaii using Humates along with other minerals and enzymes along with a hydrocarbon eating culture of bacteria and an oil eating fungi from the jungles of Hawaii, It worked and was the least expensive and disruptive method. Here is some new information about using humates like Humisolve For removal of Heavy metals from waste streams as a profitable venture! New data on Mining wastes using humate.
Remediation of Organic Contaminants in Groundwater (S. Lesage)

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The Use of Humic Acids to Enhance the Removal of Aromatic Hydrocarbons from
Aquifers Contaminated with Petroleum Products.

Pump and treat is a technology commonly used for the remediation of
groundwater contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons. However, the efficiency
of the technology is limited by the low solubility of petroleum hydrocarbons
and other factors related to the physical hydrogeological conditions. To
improve the chemical dissolution process, surfactants, such as sodium
dodecylsulfate, ethoxylated alcohols, alkylethoxylates, etc., are often
injected into the contaminated aquifers. The use of synthetic surfactants,
however, may interfere with the biodegradation of the petroleum hydrocarbons
or cause excessive bacterial growth and clogging of the aquifer. Humic
acids, which are found in soil and groundwater and have surface activity
similar to that of surfactants. The objective of this study is to
investigate the influence of humic acids on petroleum products present in
the saturated zone and to evaluate the potential use of humic acids, as a
cost effective adjuvant, to enhance dissolution and transport of aromatic
hydrocarbons as part of a groundwater remediation system.
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We have a special Bacteria/Fungal culture for oil spill cleanups to be used with Humates
e-mail for info.

Humic acids best Surfactants for oil Spill Cleanups

Humic Acids as an Alternative to Surfactants for the Remediation of Fuel

Spills
 
 

S. Lesage, H. Xu, K.S. Novakowski and S. Brown
 
 

In: Emerging Technologies for Hazardous Waste Management VIII. D.W. Tedder

(Editor), 1996 Extended Abstracts for the Special Symposium of the

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division. September 9-11, 1996,

Birmingham, Alabama. American Chemical Society. pp. 743-746, 1996.
 
 

Contamination of groundwater by gasoline and diesel fuels is a widespread

environmental problem. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in gasoline

and diesel fuels are of particular concern because many are carcinogenic and

degrade poorly. Humic acids, found in soil and groundwater, have a surface

activity similar to that of surfactants. It was found that a 1 g/L solution

of humic acids enhances the dissolution of PAHs from diesel fuel up to

ten-fold and could be used cost-effectively to enhance dissolution and

transport of aromatic hydrocarbons and provide an environmentally suitable

alternative to artificial surfactants for cleaning up soil and groundwater

contaminated by petroleum fuels. The experiment was carried out in an indoor

large scale (2 m x 2.3 m x 6 m) model aquifer with a grid of 360 monitoring

points. The diesel source was emplaced in the saturated zone and the humic

acid solution recirculated through an injection withdrawal system.