Method for accelerated chemical and/or biological remediation and method of using an apparatus therefor

A method for the accelerated remediation or bioremediation of contaminated material, which comprises:

• a) providing said contaminated material;
• b) providing an apparatus for microenfractionating the contaminated material;
• c) generating an air stream at a velocity sufficient for entraining the contaminated material therein;
• d) entraining the contaminated material in the air stream;
• e) microenfractionating the contaminated material to form a microenfractionated contaminated material;
• and
• f) treating said microenfractionated contaminated material with at least one chemical amendment and/or one biological amendment by discharging said chemical amendment and/or one biological amendment from said apparatus thereby facilitating said accelerated remediation or bioremediation.

A method of accelerated chemical and/or biological remediation of contaminated material, which comprises:

• a) providing said contaminated material;
• b) generating an air stream at a velocity sufficient for entraining the contaminated material therein;
• c) entraining the contaminated material in the air stream;
• d) microenfractionating the contaminated material;
• e) discharging from an apparatus into said entrained air stream at least one chemical amendment and/or one biological amendment;
• and
• f) treating said microenfractionated contaminated material in said entrained air stream with said chemical and/or biological amendment thereby facilitating subsequent accelerated remediation or bioremediation under conditions sufficient for conducting said accelerated remediation or bioremediation.