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A Highlight of Success

  • Reduced H2S levels by 80.6% within 24 hours at a wastewater lift station
  • Reduced equipment and plant corrosion by 87.5% over a 3 year period
  • Reduced H2S levels in a air scrubber system by 76%
  • Reduced BOD5 by 63.5% and TSS by 58.9% in 10 days in a 24 million gallon per day aeration pond
  • Reduced BOD from 3,000 to 900 in a grease trap after 30 days of treatment
  • Reduced TSS in the reclaim tank of a commercial carwash to a point that 70% of the reclaimed water was recycled through the carwash system
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Hydrogen Sulfide Reduction and Corrosion Control in Pulp/Paper Mill

Stone Container (Pulp/Paper Mill) - Savannah Plant, is located within the city limits of Port Wentworth, Georgia. The plant is tied in to the municipal wastewater treatment system for the city of Port Wentworth. The plant had been in operation for several years and complaints from the city residents and government officials escalated continuously because of the extremely unpleasant odors that were being emitted by the plant. Residents living near the plant began to complain about discoloration of window blinds and shades. Many reports of headaches and sore eyes also began to surface. Read more »

Odor Control in Portable Toilets and the birth of Organic PORT

Portable toilet and pumper companies were facing increasing resistance and escalating regulations from operators of wastewater treatment facilities concerning the composition of chemicals being pumped into the systems from the tanks of the pumping trucks. Companies using formaldehyde, or formaldehyde-based odor control products were the main target. Many products being used would create two major problems for the treatment facilities. Read more »

Total Suspended Solids and BOD Reduction

Stone Container (Pulp/Paper Mill) - Savannah Plant, was faced with a major problem of total suspended solids and biological oxygen demand in a mill aeration pond. The pond had a 24 million gallon per day waste stream, and the average daily TSS ranged from 6,000 pounds to as high as 29,000 pounds. BOD5 was also a major concern in this aeration pond. Levels ranged from 70,000 to 210,000.

Hog Farm Hydrogen Sulfide, TSS and BOD Treatment

A hog farm located in southeast Georgia was faced with a 5,500,000-gallon waste lagoon that had gone septic. The lagoon had no presence of biological activity and the solids build-up on the surface of the lagoon was at a critical state. The twenty-year-old farm was also producing a high level of hydrogen sulfide odors. The odors would become so offensive at times that plant employees were unable to perform their duties because of respiratory problems and eye irritation.

Septic and Grease Trap TSS and BOD Reduction - Restaurant Application

The owner of a seafood restaurant located outside the city limits was faced with a septic system that was malfunctioning. The restaurant had two 1000-gallon septic tanks. The drain fields for both tanks were blocked and damaged to the point that neither was functioning properly. The owner had a major decision to make. The city had plans to extend the municipal sewer service to his area within the next 18 months. Read more »

Hydrogen Sulfide Odor Control at an Automatic Carwash

Automatic carwash operators have been challenged by city government officials to reduce the hydrogen sulfide in the effluent being released into the city sewer system from the carwash water recovery tanks. The operators also have a need for a product that could purify the recovered water to a point that the water could be recycled in the system.

Odor Control in RV Holding Tanks

The majority of effective odor control products marketed in the recreational vehicle industry contains toxic ingredients that are harmful, even fatal, if ingested or inhaled. Most of the products are merely masking agents that cover up the offensive odors emitted by the holding tanks. Another problem associated with the use of these chemicals is that many disposal/collection sites for RV holding tank wastewater refuse to accept the effluent due to high levels of toxicity. Read more »

Solids Reduction at a Wastewater Treatment Plant

A municipal wastewater treatment in south Georgia was having major problems with poor settling and digestion in the 80,000 gallon aerobic digester which resulted in excessive wasting of bio-solids. This plant has an average daily influent of 1,700,000. The operators were unable to decant any clear water off the digester. The plant was experiencing a major build up of solids, and there were no more drying beds available to handle the waste. The wet well at the head of the plant was 90% capped over with grease and oil. Read more »

Odor Control - Solid Waste Collection Site Application

A Waste Management Solid Waste Transfer Station was receiving numerous complaints from residents living around their facility. The transfer station is located in the center of a residential area and in an effort to mend the company’s relationship with the community the plant manager was seeking a solution to the odor problems. The odors were being created by several different sources. Many of the dumpsters used in the transfer of waste from the collection sites to the transfer station were notorious for emitting offensive odors. Read more »