Documented evidence
Proof, not promises.
These entries summarise programmes documented by our US manufacturing partner, Ecological Laboratories, Inc. Each links back to the published archive. Eco Balance Ltd supplies and implements the same MICROBE-LIFT® formulations across the UK and Ireland.
South Korea
Hog farm eliminates lagoon surface crust and cuts effluent BOD — documented MICROBE-LIFT®/HOG programme.
Ecological Laboratories, Inc. publishes this lagoon study on its global MICROBE-LIFT® archive: a concrete system with a fully encrusted surface that blocked pumping and land application, with severe odour. Results below are taken from their published summary — Eco Balance Ltd supplies the same biotechnology family as sole UK & Ireland distributor.
−70%
Effluent BOD (partner figure)
Eliminated
Surface crust
Restored
Pumping & spreading
Reduced
Lagoon odour
South-east Georgia, USA
Twenty-year finishing farm restores lagoon biology, cuts permit risk and H₂S worker exposure — MICROBE-LIFT®/HOG.
Another published entry on Ecological Laboratories’ swine archive describes multiple barns draining to a 5.5 million gallon lagoon that was out of discharge permit compliance, with virtually no biological activity and critical surface solids. Worker exposure to hydrogen sulphide was severe enough to interrupt duties.
Addressed
Permit / discharge stress
Re-established
Biological activity
Reduced
Lagoon surface solids
Controlled
Worker H₂S exposure
USA
Meat processor cuts FOG and BOD in lagoon system with MICROBE-LIFT®/IND — no chemical treatment required.
Ecological Laboratories documents a meat processing facility that faced high fats, oils and grease (FOG) levels alongside elevated BOD in its lagoon wastewater system. Conventional chemical treatment was proving expensive and inconsistent.
Significant
FOG reduction
Achieved
BOD compliance
Eliminated
Chemical costs
Reduced
Lagoon maintenance
San Salvador, El Salvador
COD reduced from 2,000+ to under 50 mg/L in under two weeks — first-time biological treatment success.
Ecological Laboratories’ published documentation describes a Coca-Cola bottling facility that achieved full compliance for the first time using MICROBE-LIFT® technology, with over 90% treatment efficiency.
2,000+ → <50 mg/L
COD reduction
>90%
Treatment efficiency
Under 2 weeks
Time to compliance
None
Chemicals required
Sabah, Malaysia
Palm oil mill eliminates lagoon odour and reduces sludge without dredging — MICROBE-LIFT®/IND.
Ecological Laboratories documents a palm oil processing facility where severe odour and excessive sludge in multiple lagoons were impacting local communities and driving up operational costs.
Eliminated
Lagoon odour
Significantly reduced
Biological sludge
Improved
Water clarity
Eliminated
Dredging requirement
Southern Pennsylvania, USA
Municipal plant saves $2,000+/month while reducing sludge output and eliminating foaming — MICROBE-LIFT®/IND.
A 0.5 MGD Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR) municipal wastewater plant in southern Pennsylvania documented persistent foaming, poor sludge dewatering and escalating chemical costs before implementing MICROBE-LIFT® bioaugmentation.
>$2,000
Monthly cost savings
Eliminated
Foaming
Improved
Filter press performance
Reduced
Chemical usage
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
100-year campus pond restored to full ecological health in two years — validated by university biology department.
Occom Pond is a 100-year-old landmark at the heart of Dartmouth College's campus. By the early 2000s, decades of sludge buildup, algal growth and nutrient loading had left the pond murky, malodorous and ecologically degraded. Ecological Laboratories partnered with the college to deploy a MICROBE-LIFT® biological augmentation programme targeting all three ecological zones.
Confirmed by Biology Dept
Ecosystem restoration
Zero (entire programme)
Fish kills
Eliminated
Algal blooms
Eliminated
Odours (H₂S)
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Pulp & paper mill cuts hydrogen sulphide by 81%, eliminates community odour complaints and reduces sewer corrosion by 87.5%.
A pulp and paper mill in Savannah was generating severe H₂S emissions that corroded the municipal sewer system, triggered health complaints from surrounding communities, and caused dangerous conditions for workers in lift stations.
62 → 12 PPM
H₂S in lift stations
Reduced 87.5%
Sewer corrosion
Eliminated
Community complaints
Reduced 76%
H₂S at scrubber
Moca, Dominican Republic
MICROBE-LIFT® technology saves swine farm from forced closure — restoring lagoon function and eliminating downstream odour.
The Agrotel Company operates a wholesale agricultural supply business and a swine farm in Moca, Dominican Republic, maintaining 450–500 sows and approximately 10,000 piglets. Barn wash-down and manure wastewater flows into a lagoon with no surface exit for runoff, but water percolates through the soil emitting odours downstream — putting the farm at risk of regulatory closure.
Prevented
Farm closure
Eliminated
Downstream odour
Restored
Lagoon biology
Achieved
Regulatory compliance
Hatay, Vietnam
Brewery monitoring pond achieves 48% COD and 91% TSS reduction in just eight days — no chemicals required.
A brewery in Hatay, Vietnam had a 150 m³ wastewater monitoring pond with high COD and TSS, visible sludge and scum buildup, and strong odour. The facility needed rapid improvement to meet environmental standards.
48% (164 → 86 mg/L)
COD reduction
91% (74 → 7 mg/L)
TSS reduction
Significantly reduced
Odour
8 days
Time to results
Global evidence base
Proven across five continents.
Ecological Laboratories maintains an extensive archive of documented deployments. Here are additional results from the same MICROBE-LIFT® technology family we supply.
Western Pennsylvania, USA
Solids reduction in sow farm lagoons
Shallow pit problems resolved within 60 days. A cone-shaped 18ft sludge pile eliminated in one growing season.
Vera Cruz, Mexico
22,000 head cattle feedlot — lagoon restoration
Surface crust eliminated across 16 lagoons. River pollution stopped. Effluent parameters met.
Central America
Poultry manure composting — 50% faster
Compost stabilisation time reduced by 50-60%. Odour complaints from adjacent properties eliminated.
Dartmouth College, NH, USA
Occom Pond full ecosystem restoration
Full restoration confirmed by university biology department in 2 years — originally planned for 5.
San Salvador, El Salvador
Coca-Cola plant — COD from 2000+ to <50 mg/L
Full compliance achieved in under 2 weeks. 90%+ treatment efficiency — first time with biological products.
Sabah, Malaysia
Palm oil mill — lagoon odour and sludge
Severe odour eliminated. Sludge reduced without costly dredging. Effluent standards met.
Southern Pennsylvania, USA
Municipal SBR plant — $2,000+/month savings
Foaming eliminated, sludge output reduced, filter press performance restored. Net savings over $2,000/month.
Zeeland, Netherlands
25%+ sludge reduction in municipal works
Bioaugmentation achieved over 25% sludge reduction in a well-operated plant without physical expansion.
Caribbean
Blue jean stone-washing — indigo lagoon
BOD reduced to 5 mg/L. Indigo dye colour significantly reduced. No chemicals or polymers required.
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