Partner archive · Industrial H₂S & corrosion
Pulp & paper mill cuts hydrogen sulphide by 81%, eliminates community odour complaints and reduces sewer corrosion by 87.5%.
Stone Container (pulp & paper mill) — archived partner study · Savannah, Georgia, USA · 5 October 2024
The challenge
Hydrogen sulphide concentrations reached 62 PPM in lift stations — well above safe working limits. Annual crown corrosion in concrete sewer lines was measured at up to 30.86%. The community was lodging persistent air quality complaints, and infrastructure damage was escalating costs.
The approach
MICROBE-LIFT®/IND biological programme applied to control H₂S at source through enhanced microbial degradation of sulphur-generating organic compounds.
Results
62 → 12 PPM
H₂S in lift stations
Reduced 87.5%
Sewer corrosion
Eliminated
Community complaints
Reduced 76%
H₂S at scrubber
This case demonstrates how biological treatment can address infrastructure-scale problems that would otherwise require costly chemical dosing or civil engineering works. The same MICROBE-LIFT®/IND formulations are available from Eco Balance Ltd for industrial facilities across the UK and Ireland facing H₂S, corrosion or odour compliance pressure.
Source documentation
Ecological Laboratories — case archive (opens new tab)