
Environmental question!
I've heard of biodegradable bacteria oil eaters that can be used to clean up small spills, does anyone have any recommendations?
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Not sure about that, but in the past, we used Bio-Circle parts washers to do the same thing - use bacteria to clean up the parts (in addition to the scrubbing).
I'd be interested to hear what others have seen!

I've never heard of this method either. Generally we use the common materials supplied with standard spill kits. Have you reached out to New Pig?

I have seen bugs that perform pH balance in large tanks, but have not seen it used on oil

When I worked for an environmental engineering firm, we had a few bioremediation projects that involved pumping bacteria and nutrients into the ground and letting them do their thing over the course of years.
I think you’re probably looking for something more like this though?
https://petrobuster.ca/clean-spills-stains-odors-oil-diesel-gasoline/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Remediation_2022_MDS&utm_content=Remediation_General&utm_term=oil%20spill%20bioremediation&gclid=CjwKCAjwzY2bBhB6EiwAPpUpZrtZxFfBUS8w-hf1EiCyIM85rctEI4FGeHlQ27TjgHkB2OKDSiM34hoCcxMQAvD_BwE
I have zero experience with it, but I’ve heard of it

Man could I have ever used this to be a hero over 40 years ago! I was a Senior General Forman over the Finishing Area on a very large iron foundry. That meant everything south of the mold line, both figuratively and geographically, Shakeout (castings from the sand in the molds), Heat Treat, and Finishing (shot blast cleaning, Magniflux, Water Test, Sonic Test, Grinding, and Trimming (parting lines and stickers). Processed from 700-1000 tons of castings every day for the auto industry. There were six of us at the same level, two to each shift. On each shift one GF for the North end (Core, Melt, and Molding) and one for the South end. I was the man on Second Shift with 600 employees and 10 supervisors under me. Toughest, most exciting (by far), and most dangerous job of may career!
In any case the foundry was in total about 750,000 square feet with a "Yard" even larger on the banks of the Kalamazoo River. heat Treat was closest to the River. We had several very large "annealing and draw ovens" for pearlitic and ferritic malleable iron (then ductile in later years). The large oven had a 40,000 gallon oil quench tank for drive shaft yokes coming out of the #90 oven (at 1500 degrees - bright orange). We rotated weekends for being on call one GF per side of the plant to be on call when there was no production for emergencies. WE were rebuilding and rebricking #90 and they needed to repair the conveyor in the quench oil tank. They were attempting to pump the oil into a holding tank, when someone turned the valve the wrong way. Before we knew it we pumped half the tank or 20,000 gallons of 80 wt motor oil in the street, 25 feet above the river on a hill. Before they called me the oil had reached the river! There were able to dyke some up with sand but most got to the river! I got the call and wished I hadn't! What a mess! I think the Michigan DNR turned a bill into us for $1,000,000 in 1982 dollars. some of the bill was charge per dead fish.
Micro Blaze can be used. It’s expensive but effective.

I have, but it's been a looooong time. I have a friend that work for FEMA if you'd like for me to ask. I would imagine he knows!