The iFLUX technology

What makes our technology so unique?

1. With iFLUX samplers we simultaneously monitor the water flow velocity (‘waterflux’) and the contaminant spreading (‘Compound flux’) in groundwater.

   The key innovation of iFLUX is situated in the self-developed, validated and patented cartridges. iFLUX delivers several types of cartridges:

   
   
   Water flux cartridges
   contain a set of water soluble resident tracers that independently leach into the groundwater according to the flow conditions.

   

   Compound cartridges
   contain pre-processed sorbents that capture the pollutants of interest. The contaminant fluxes in the groundwater are being determined through adsorption and recovery processes.

   Each type of cartridge contains a different type of sorbent. The following compound cartridges are commercially available at the moment:

   • (Volatile) Organic Compounds (VOCs, BTEX, PAHs,...)
   • Nutrients (nitrate, phosphate, ammonium,...)
   • Heavy metals (nickel, zinc, copper,...)

   
   

   Our current offer is able to capture 90% of the most common contaminations. New cartridges to add missing parameters will be worked on for future improvements.

   

2. Depending on site specifications, different cartridges are combined into our modular and expandable iFLUX sampler system, which perfectly fits into existing monitoring wells and is able to sample several types of pollution at the same time. Each iFLUX sampler is exposed to the groundwater ranging from 1 week to up to 6 months.

   

3. The iFLUX sampler has been designed to tightly fit in the monitoring well. The permeable cartridge wall brings the contaminated groundwater in direct contact with the sorbents. By performing targeted flux measurements in different monitoring wells, you are able to get an accurate image of the discharge over a complete area.

   

4. After a certain period the iFLUX samplers will be retrieved and analyzed by a certified laboratory. Our validated and certified analyses deliver reliable flux data.

   
   

   The raw flux data are being converted by iFLUX into representative information, depending on different environmental parameters (geology, monitoring well characteristics...). The interpreted data deliver a clear image of the spreading risks of the examined compounds. Through clear and visual representation, you will know the direction, the spreading and the concentration of the pollution.