Competitive Edge


On-site Environmental, Inc. is aware that joining efforts between industrial, academic and government sectors is necessary for securing the competitiveness of Puerto Rico as stated by Puerto Rico's Policy on Science and Technology.

  • Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) to promote research, development, and technology transfer of bioremediation technology and contribute to the scientific and engineering development.
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  • First company in bioremediation services in Puerto Rico.
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  • Sponsored the Seminar "Environmental Situation in Puerto Rico: "Solutions to the New Millennium.
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  • Co-sponsored with Puerto Rico Engineers and Land Surveyors Association (C.I.A.P.R.) Conference of: 

  • bioremediation of soil & ground water 

  • contamination keynote speaker, Lcdo. Héctor Russe Martínez, Chairman of Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PREQB).

  • Member of the:

  • Scientific advisory board of The University of Massachusetts, Contaminated Soils Conference Program.

  • AEHS, Association of Environmental Quality Board (PREQB).

  • PR Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR).

  • Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR).

  • Certified as an 8(a) program by the Small Business Administration (SBA) since April 19, 1996.

  • Sponsored the Seminar “Restauración Ambiental Para un Desarrollo Sostenible:  Alternativas y Nuevas Tecnologías”in 2003.
  • Certified as an 8(a) program by the Small Business Administration (SBA) since April 16, 1996.
  • Member of the advisory board of  the “Península de Cantera” Brownfields Pilot Program since 1999. Revised the UMET Curriculum Proposal for additional funds to continue with the Península de Cantera Training Brownfields  Pilot Program.
  • Counselor of  bioremediation project research and innovative remediation technologies development of EPA Brownfields Program.
   


TREATABILITY STUDIES AND PILOT PROJECTS:


Treatability Studies and Pilot Projects sponsored by OSE and performed at the Microbial Ecology Laboratory Department of Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

  1. Bioremediation of nitrate contaminated groundwater from Manatí - Vega Baja Aquifer.  A treatability study for the effectiveness of a denitrification compound for the nitrate contaminated groundwater.

  2. Anaerobic Bioremediation of Saturated Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil.  A treatability study to evaluate the effectiveness of anaerobic nitrate respiration to remediate of saturated soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.

  3. Phytoremediation to remove heavy metals from ammunitions contaminated soil.  A treatability study to evaluate the phytoextraction of heavy metals and accumulation in the plants tissues.

  4. Bioremediation of Diesel Contaminated Soil Under Denitrifying Conditions at PREPA Gas Turbine Station, Vega Baja PR.  A pilot project to evaluate the effectiveness of bioremediation as an alternative for cleaning a diesel contaminated saturated soil using nitrate as an electron acceptor in the biological oxidation of hydrocarbons present in the soil.

  5. Bioaugmentation of Diesel Contaminated Soil at PREPA Gas Turbine Station, Vega Baja, PR.  A pilot project where indigenous denitrifying bacteria from the site were cultivated and enriched with nutrients.  This bioactive solution was injected into the contaminated soil to evaluate the reduction of petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil.

Since our beginning, we have successfully completed over one hundred (100) site investigations and soil and groundwater remediation projects."