Automotive dealerships, service centers, and repair facilities often inherit legacy contamination from decades of fuel storage, parts washing, and maintenance operations. When underground storage tank releases, solvent spills, or historical practices leave contaminated automotive sites with BTEX compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons in subsurface soil and groundwater, environmental consultants need proven technologies to control exposure while treating contamination.
RPI® manufactures Trap & Treat® technologies that use activated carbon to adsorb contaminants and sustain microbial degradation without ongoing maintenance, providing a path to regulatory compliance, property transaction closure, and No Furth
Automotive facilities face contamination from multiple sources — leaking underground storage tanks at former gas stations, petroleum releases from fuel dispensing areas, spent solvents from parts washing operations, and oil residues from service bays. These materials introduce benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds, along with gasoline-range and diesel-range hydrocarbons, into the subsurface. BTEX compounds are carcinogenic and highly mobile, and they can persist for years, creating significant liability concerns for property owners and complicating site transactions.
Environmental consultants controlling exposure and treating contaminated automotive sites need technologies that adsorb dissolved hydrocarbons immediately while supporting sustained degradation over time. RPI®‘s activated carbon-based products deliver both, allowing facilities to maintain operations during treatment.
BOS 200® provides environmental remediation contractors with carbon-based treatment zones that adsorb petroleum compounds and support degradation through microbial action. BOS 200® delivers practical in situ cleanup that keeps working underground for years without intervention, with RPI® Group Companies expertly installing the product using direct-push or pre-drill methods.
The technology addresses gasoline and diesel releases, including BTEX, naphthalene, and trimethylbenzenes, captures light nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) in saturated soil, and intercepts dissolved plumes before they reach property boundaries. For contaminated automotive sites with extensive LNAPL or complex fuel mixtures, BOS 200+® provides enhanced microbial support.
RPI® technologies have achieved regulatory closure at automotive properties nationwide. The following case studies document proven concentration reductions at sites with BTEX contamination at automotive facilities:
At a Colorado car dealership, BOS 200® reduced BTEX concentrations at a former gas station operating as an active dealership, earning NFA status.
A car care facility used BOS 200® to clean up LNAPL that had persisted for decades in clay soil.
A truck stop achieved NFA determination within four quarters after BOS 200® addressed a 320-foot BTEX plume.
Automotive sites dealing with BTEX contamination, property transactions, or plume migration need technologies that control exposure immediately while degrading mass over time. RPI® manufactures products and provides comprehensive technical support throughout the application process. Remedial Design Characterization (RDC) uses soil borings to quantify contamination distribution, ensuring precise product placement.
The RPI® Project Support Laboratory analyzes thousands of samples annually at no charge, providing overnight turnaround during field implementation so injection strategies can be adjusted in real time. RPI® Group Companies perform installations using direct-push or pre-drill methods that deliver product exactly where contamination exists. Lab analysis continues throughout injection work to verify distribution, and performance sampling tracks degradation rates toward cleanup goals.
Environmental consultants working on contaminated automotive facilities need technologies that deliver practical cleanup and sustained performance. RPI® products provide proven remediation solutions for car dealership sites, service centers, and automotive properties.
Contact us online or call us at 303-385-0386, and we’ll review site conditions and determine whether our technologies align with your project goals.