Environmental water remediation is currently a $6 billon per year industry with 5,000 to 12,000 newly discovered remediation sites per year. Over the next several decades, private industry and federal, state, and local governments will commit billions of dollars annually to clean up sites contaminated with risky waste products.

Chlorinated solvents are common additives in paint thinners, dry cleaning solutions, degreasers, and were formally associated with gas stations and chemical manufacturers. These pollutants were historically dumped into the groundwater and, despite more recent regulations, are still commonly found pollutants in our groundwater today.  Unfortunately, people who are exposed to such compounds can experience a number of serious health effects including organ damage, impaired fetal development, cancer, and death.

NanoFex has developed a novel nanoparticle formulation that can remove harmful chlorinated solvents from our groundwater more efficiently than other groundwater remediation processes currently available. Most importantly, this nanoparticle technology relies on inexpensive, natural components such as sugar.  Therefore, NanoFex offers the benefits of safe, efficient, inexpensive groundwater remediation and promises to improve the environment and human health.