Prepared by: GEO POINT

Thomas Sotiridy
98 Mountain View Avenue
Newburgh, NY, 12550

Gentlemen:

Microbial (bio-remedial) solutions for the Deepwater Horizon event are broken down into five arenas.

1) Coastal waters and Tidal Shoreline, 2) Bays and Estuaries, 3) Fresh water lakes, 4) Rivers (Streams
and creeks), and 5) Agricultural acreage.

Shorelines and coastal wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico coastal areas have more than half of the coastal wetlands within the lower 48
states.

Louisiana alone has approximately 40 percent of the total. Although coastal areas are vital for fish
species and protection of human life and property ashore, the Gulf of Mexico has been losing coastal
land at a very high rate over the last 50 years. Each year, we lose 25 square miles of coastal wetlands.

In the past century, we have lost more than 1 million acres. Approximately 90 percent of the nation’s
coastal wetland losses occur in Louisiana.

If the current rate of erosion continues, Louisiana alone could lose an addition 800,000 acres of
wetlands by 2040, moving the shoreline inland by as much as 33 miles in some areas.

The effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coastal erosion will be determined by how much oil
reaches these habitats, and how long it stays there.

A lot of oil resting on vegetated coastal shorelines could cause the vegetation to become stressed and
die; this could cause the roots to die, weakening marsh soils. (There are current reports of plants dying
from some type oil-laden “rain” (volatile evaporates) inland quite some distance from the spill source.

Weakened marsh soils would then be at risk of accelerated erosion from waves and storms. Estimates
for acreage statistics are from this site http://www.epa.gov/waters/305b/index.html.

NOAA acts as the government’s official trustee on behalf of the public to restore coastal and marine
resources injured by oil spills and hazardous substance releases, and vessel groundings.

According to the US government, NOAA responds to as many as 150 oil spills every year. In response
to oil spills, NOAA has restored thousands of acres of coastal habitat in the past 18 years.

NOAA and the other trustees involved hold the responsible party accountable for assessment and resto-
ration costs.
Potential Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill
The oil spill is impacting Louisiana’s shoreline habitats and fisheries, as well as current and completed
restoration projects on the coast.

NOAA and the other trustees involved hold the responsible party accountable for assessment and resto-
ration costs.

• Fisheries: During past oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA has documented direct toxic impacts to
commercially important aquatic life including blue crabs, squid, shrimp and a variety fish species.

• Toxins in the oil can kill these species or have other harmful effects such as: genetic damage, liver
disease, cancer, and reproductive, developmental, and immune system impairment in fish and other
organisms.

• Habitat: The presence of discharged oil in the environment may cause decreased habitat use in the
area, altered migration patterns, altered food availability, and disrupted life cycles. Oiled plants could
die, eliminating the roots that help bind and stabilize soil, leading to erosion.

• Restoration: There are many NOAA restoration projects that could be affected by the spill, including
two large-scale American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects.

Who are the Trustees?

Trustees protect, manage, and restore the natural resources that are held in trust for current and future
generations. Trustees include the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Interior, Defense, Agriculture, and
Energy; state agencies; and Native American tribes.

Criteria
We have set pricing on the following criteria and application rates:
1. Complete remediation in the long term
2. Solutions are based available technology at presently known to work (subject to change)
3. Solutions are “Ecosystem specific”
4. Will not contribute further disruption of whole microbial chain
5. Solutions will be implemented on a “priority basis”
6. Assumption is that this event IS a long term environmental catastrophe
7. Our diligence and estimating is based on sources cited below and subject to change
8. Agricultural estimates are based on total destruction of subs soil components worst case scenario
from Corexit dispersant agent in evaporation cycle

Microbial Costs
Our bacteria is made in liquid concentrate which can be used directly or diluted in soil applications. In
soil applications the ratio is 1 part bacteria to 20 parts water.

Water application is based on a three gallon per acre on shoreline and coastal areas, with the under-
standing that depending on sprayers and machinery it can be diluted as needed. For example a crop
duster may be only able to apply at the rate of 6 gallons an acre on a shoreline application, so it is fine
to mix 3 gallons bacteria to 3 gallons water to give the 6 gallon minimum the crop duster requires.
Fresh water application is 1 gallon per 5 acres of surface water.
Agricultural
In soil remediation the microbes will do fine consuming the oil, however there is a strong probability
that the sub soil ecology will be destroyed by the dispersant agent. If this is the case, rebuilding the soil
strata with forms of mycelium and bacteria will be necessary. The figures for the agricultural remedia-
tion are based on mycelium applications at 100 dollars per acre, 20 dollars per acre of bacteria and
minerals thus a $120 dollar an acre application. We have limited this to just the known farm land, how-
ever, if this scenario should occur there is the additional cost of forests, state land etc.

COASTAL TIDAL SHORELINE

COASTAL TIDAL SHORELINE 17,141 MILES ( INCLUDES TEXAS )
17,141 lineal miles x 13.2 = 226,261 lineal acres x (@10gallon/acre) $10/acre ................$2.3 M

Application of 10 gallons per acre

Indigenous bacterial costs $50/acre (Estimate)....................................................................$11.3 M

BAYS AND ESTUARIES

BAYS AND ESTUARIES 14,317 sq/miles ........................................................................27.5 M
Application of 3 gallons microbes per acre along shores 400 feet inland to water line
14,317 sq/miles x 640 acres per = 9,162,880 x $3/acre

FRESH WATER
LAKES, PONDS, AND RESERVOIRS 7,156 SQ/MILES ...................................................4.58 M
Application of three gallons microbes per acre
7,156 sq miles x 640 acres per= 4,579,840 x $3/acre
oxygenating agent may be needed at $2/acre

RIVERS, STREAMS AND CREEKS

STREAMS RIVERS CREEKS 349,544 MILES At 400' wide
application of three gallons microbes per acre ........................................................................13.9 M
349,544 x 13.2 ( lineal acres) 4,613,980 x $3/acre
oxygenating agent may be needed $2/acre

AGRICULTURAL
Farm land in the gulf States ( LA, MI, Al, FLA, GA ) 74,969 square miles that could be
affected by toxic rain. Approximately 47,980,160 acres
Application of 1 gallon Microbes 1$/ acre for oil remediation.................................................48 M

If needed worse case scenario is as follows

Application of peroxide 1Gallon@ 1% / acre............................................................................48 M
Application of mycelium 1 LB/ acre @ $100 /acre.....................................................................4.8 B
followed by bacteria and minerals 2G/acre bacteria, 3#/acre mineral....$20/acre..................960 M

It is already reported in the last few days that the crops, local wild life and domesticated animals are
dying ( crops and birds thus far ) and becoming ill.

Included is agricultural acreage and fresh water supplies remediation, as a matter of utmost importance.
There is a grave concern for a massive die off of many life forms.

The fallout economically and the health issues of the die off should be obvious and considered equally
as important as any other aspect of this project.

Pre-application of the bacterial bio-remedial components is ideal (if there is anyway we can get this
ASAP we will have more living material remaining to work with).

We need samples of mixture from each state in addition to what has washed up on each states shoreline
as we believe the samples will, during analysis, reveal the common components as well as the
differences.

Can we provide our people in the localized area with clearance to pre-form these sample gathering
actions?

What Happens Now?

During and after an oil spill, there are three main steps to restore impacted areas:

• Pre-assessment: Determine whether injury to natural resources has occurred. Work includes collect-
ing time-sensitive data, reviewing scientific literature about the oil and its impact on coastal re-
sources, and determining the extent and severity of injury.

• Injury Assessment and Planning: Scientific and economic studies assess and quantify the injuries and
the loss of services. A restoration plan is developed to identify restoration projects.

• Restoration: Work with the public and responsible parties to select, implement, and monitor restora-
tion projects. The responsible parties pay for assessment and restoration costs.

US Government Key People: NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Fisheries Assistant
Administrator Eric Schwaab, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley - U.S. De-
partment of Commerce • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration May 2010
These estimates are based on the following data found at the website linked below.

LA 12,671 sq/miles, MS 17,900 sq/miles, ALA 14,114 sq/miles, FLA 14,442 sq/miles, GA 15,860 sq/miles
www.farmlandinfo.org

FARMS
State Acres Farms Average

Louisiana 8109975 30106 269.38

Mississippi 11456241 41959 273.03
Alabama 9033537 48753 185.29
Florida 9231570 47463 194.5
Georgia 10150539 47486 213.76
Texas 130398753 247437 526.99

Rivers, Streams Lakes, Ponds, Bays,

WATER Coastal Shoreline
Creeks Reservoir Estuaries

Miles Acres Sq Miles Miles

Louisiana 66294 1078031 7656 N/A

Mississippi 84000 500000 760 245
Alabama 77242 490472 610 N/A
Florida 51858 2085120 4437 N/A
Georgia 70150 425382 854 N/A
Texas 247437 1994600 2393 N/A

USEPA Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results

http://www.epa.gov/waters/305b/index.html.