The Terra-Clean shockwave fracturing system creates an instantaneous low-pressure zone, which acts as a vacuum for gaseous and liquid phase contaminates. The Terra-Clean shockwave-fracturing method creates paths of least resistance to channel the contaminate and a vacuum space into which these contaminates can flow. Once these paths of least resistance and vacuum space are created, Remediation Specialists can use almost all known methods, including free-product, vapor recovery and various biological remediation strategies to remediate the contaminates in the soil.

The Terra-Clean Service enhances known methods of remediation by insuring that the contaminated site is treated and remediated more homogeneously than any known method. This even, homogeneous shockwave fracturing breaks up the soil along its organically predrawn breaking lines and makes the soil permeable, deeply aerated and more open to both gas and liquid flow and thus remediation.

The probes are inserted approximatly 12" into the ground surface. Compressed air is forced down through the probes creating fractures in the soil.

Once these paths of least resistance are created, Remediation Specialists can use almost all known methods to remediate the contaminates in the soil.

Benefits of Pneumatic Fracturing:

Terra-Cleans pneumatic fracturing technology offers the following benefits:
Creates passages in the soil into which contaminates can flow for remediation
Creates degradation areas where the contaminates can biodegrade.
Speeds up natural and enhanced bioremediation capabilities within the soil.
Increases air-flow and effectiveness of vapor recovery systems.
Creates a vacuum effect within the soil by creating low pressure zones into which the natural soil pressure forces the contaminates.