Clean Water Solutions wins NMMA Innovation Award and the first-ever Environmental Innovation Award at MAATS 2005, presented by The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International.

Sponge/Microbe Unit - The Archaea microbes, invisible to the naked eye, are supplied in powder form using a clay carrier. A unique process is used to form them into tablets without using binders or additives so that concentration levels will not be compromised. The tablets are then inserted into an open cell foam carrier that floats and absorbs 32 times its weight in oil. The microbes will lie dormant for up to five years until activated by oxygen, nutrients, motion and hydrocarbons on water's surface. Once activated, the microbes will multiply, doubling in numbers every 20 minutes, becoming a bioreactor.

Our microbes digest the hydrocarbons - such as MTBE , oil, gasoline, diesel, nitrates, kerosene, marine deposits, and also animal feces, fish blood, and even odors - until they are gone. The microbes will turn the hydrocarbons into water-soluble fatty acids, which are food for fish and ocean vegetation. This process is known as bioremediation.

Oil Eradicator can last up to 90 days and can be disposed of with normal boat waste.

Clean Water Blue - Biodegradable liquid soap - Squeeze and scrub with a stiff brush or broom.

Microbial Powder - Microbes are nature's way of recycling. Ours, the Archaea family, are the most powerful known to mankind, a combination of more than 100 strains found in volcanoes, hot springs, and ocean vents all over the world. They can adapt to any circumstances. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, lists them on the National Contingency Plan.

Our microbes are weaned on Texas crude oil and ammonia. They are naturally occurring, non-toxic and non-pathogenic, and they will function from 30°F to 110°F.

Archaea comes from the Greek word meaning "ancient", an appropriate name because many Archaea thrive in conditions mimicking those found more than 3 billion years ago. Back then the earth was still covered by oceans that regularly reached the boiling point, an extreme condition not unlike the hydrothermal vents and sulfuric waters where Archaea are found today. Some scientists consider Archaea living fossils that may provide hints about the earliest life forms on earth and how life evolved on our planet.