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How Do You Know Your In Situ Remediation is Working?

Wondering if your in situ remediation is truly working? This post explores how Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) goes beyond concentration data to confirm degradation, distinguish between sources, and strengthen site strategies. Learn how Tersus can help you apply this advanced tool for clearer, more confident decisions.


Permanganates for ISCO Remediation

Potassium permanganate (KMnO₄) and sodium permanganate (NaMnO₄) are powerful oxidizing agents used to break down harmful contaminants in water. When dissolved, they produce permanganate ions (MnO₄⁻), which react with pollutants, transforming them into less harmful substances. This chemical process plays a vital role in cleaning and purifying contaminated water sources.


Research Update: February 2024

Ensuring product safety and environmental sustainability is paramount at Tersus. Read on for an update on our latest research efforts regarding our PFAS evaluation program to assess its presence in our TASK™ MicroEVO Self-Emulsifier. We are pleased to announce that no detections (ND) were reported.


USPTO Grants Tersus a New Patent

WAKE FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA, USA (February 14, 2023) -Tersus Environmental today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent US 11,577,231 B2 (the ‘231 patent) which further strengthens the company’s intellectual property coverage for the diverse selection of products and technologies addressing the remediation of contaminated soils and aquifers..  Authors for the newly issued patent are Gary M. Birk, P.E. and David F. Alden, P.E.


Tersus Receives Patent from U.S. Patent Office

WAKE FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 8, 2022) -Tersus Environmental today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent 11,491,522 (the ‘522 patent) which further strengthens the company’s intellectual property coverage for the diverse selection of products and technologies addressing the remediation of contaminated soils and aquifers..  Authors for the newly issued patent include Sangho Bang, Ph.D.; David F. Alden, P.E.; Gary M. Birk, P.E.; .Jeffrey H. Harwell, Ph.D.; and Bor Jier Shiau, Ph.D.


Tersus Receives New Patent from U.S. Patent Office

WAKE FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA, USA (September 21, 2021) –The United States Patent Office has issued patent US 11,123,779 B2, Method and a Chemical Composition for Accelerated In Situ Biochemical Remediation, Alden et al. on September 21, 2021.  Authors for the newly issued patent include David F. Alden, P.E.; Gary M. Birk, P.E.; Sangho Bang, Ph.D.; Jeffrey H. Harwell, Ph.D.; and Bor Jier Shiau, Ph.D.