Middle East / Southeast Asia
KERP Project (Kuwait)
· Severe soil contamination due to destruction of most oil wells during the Gulf War
· Oil leakage from about 700 oil wells and leaving them without proper treatment → Formation of oil lake (49㎢), Contaminated soil: 22,652,500㎥, Amount of leakage: 22,500,000 barrels
KOC (Kuwait Oil Company) cooperative company registration
| Contractors Name | Address | Telephone | Fax | Contact Person | |
| 10 ECOPHILE COMPANY LTD | 501,JICHANG - BLDG, 256-26, YANGJE-DONG, SEOCHO-GU-SEOUL,KOREA | 82 2 3461 5517 | 82 2 3461 5518 | ecophile@hanmail.net | Phd, KO, SUNG HWAN |
Establishment of a cooperative relationship with Kuwait NCC (National Cleaning Company)
Microbial separation locally optimized to Kuwait
Sample Collection / Culture
Identification of Isolated Strains
Verification of Hydrocarbon Degradation Ability
Microbial field application test locally separated/optimized to Kuwait
Location of field experiment
Results of field experiment
| day | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 |
| Brown (TPH mg/kg) | 34,000 | 17,300 | 21,000 | 8,800 | 6,000 |
| Dark brown (TPH mg/kg) | 29,000 | 20,800 | 23,200 | 11,900 | 9,900 |
Participation in Indonesia Project EPA, field survey, feasibility study, etc.
