VeruTEK’s Got the Green Nano-Clean for Toxic Dumps
Cleaning up a toxic dump the conventional way is a messy business, and VeruTEK Technologies, Inc. is one company that offers a more sustainable path to remediation. Instead of excavating and trucking the contaminated soil to landfills, Connecticut-based VeruTEK has developed plant extracts, nanometals produced from plant extracts, and other natural substances that dissolve and oxidize contaminants in place.
Last summer VeruTEK announced the latest in a string of successful remediation projects. The site was contaminated with up to an inch of toxic chemicals such as volatile organic compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons. Three months after completion of the project, the contamination was reduced to non-detectable limits. With an estimated 294,000 more toxic sites in the U.S. waiting for remediation, alterna-clean companies like VeruTEK have their work cut out for them.
