Salt Remediation Using SPILL HAND

The following is to serve as a brief explanation of the methods and scientific principles of remediating salty or sodic soils using Clean Land Product’s SPILL HAND:

Salt Remediation Theory states two objectives in remediating salty or “sodic” soils:

1) The breakdown (neutralization) of salt in-place.
2) Re-establishment of soil structure and microbial health (restoration).

SPILL HAND acts on salted soils in four distinctly separate ways to achieve remediation:

1) A mild natural organic solvent works to open soils, breaking associated hydrocarbon chains and improving catalytic pathways for chemical and biological reactions to occur.

2) Proper amounts of Fulvic Acids in SPILL HAND act as a very strong chelating agent which strips metal ions (Sodium, Magnesium, etc.) from the salt molecule, thereby breaking the molecule. This now “organically tied” sodium ion is held as a harmless element rather than free to damage soils and biological life.

3) The negatively charged mineral, Zeolite, also part of the proprietary blend composing SPILL HAND acts in an additional way to back up the chelation process by “adsorbing (1)” any free Sodium or other harmful metal (lead, arsenic, cadmium, etc.) thereby locking them up on the atomic level rendering them harmless to the environment. This process has the added benefit of releasing Calcium into the soils as the Sodium is adsorbed.

4) Finally, generous amounts of Humic Acid with natural protein, nitrogen, and micronutrients is also part of the formulation of SPILL HAND which facilitates the bio-reclamation of soils and any other organic contaminants that may have been released with the salt. This helps restore soil structure.

As can be seen, SPILL HAND was designed with Salt Remediation in mind thereby complementing its use on hydrocarbon contaminated soils as salts and harmful metals are often present in oil and gas produced fluids. SPIL HAND addresses all aspects of remediation from “contaminant lockdown” to “complete soil restoration”. This greatly exceeds the incomplete methodology of simply adding a calcium source to the soils as well as allow for a greater economical savings. It takes very small amounts of SPILL HAND in comparison to other individual treatment components saving you time and money (see Technical Information Bulletin INSH-01, January 2008 for application instructions). No other product on the market offers what SPILL HAND does.

Kevin T. Karnei, Geologist and Manager/Partner
Clean Land Products, L.P.

(1) Adsorbing refers to the process of Adsorption whereby the metal (sodium, etc.) ions adhere to the surfaces of a solid (Zeolite Mineral) upon contact as an extremely thin layer of molecules. This differs from “absorption” because the ions are actually held in-place by their attracting charges rather than simply held in a pore space.