EHC® technology describes a family of remediation products used for the in situ treatment of groundwater
and saturated soil impacted by heavy metals and persistent organic compounds such as chlorinated solvents, pesticides and
energetics. The technology is a modification of our DARAMEND® technology which
has been used since 1992 to treat over 7,000,000 tons of similarly effected soil and sediment. Both EHC® and DARAMEND®
are the subjects of numerous patents owned by Adventus Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Adventus).
EHC® is a controlled-release, integrated carbon and zero valent iron (ZVI) source that yields redox potential (Eh)
in the -500 to -650 mV range. This Eh is significantly lower than that achieved when using either organic materials (lactate,
molasses, and sugars) or reduced metal alone. Eh potentials in this range facilitate the timely and effective removal of
normally recalcitrant chlorinated organics (e.g., CT, PCE) and other persistent compounds (e.g., perchlorate) without the
formation of potentially problematic intermediates, such as DCE/VC from the anaerobic degradation of PCE/TCE or CF/DCM from
the anaerobic degradation of CT.