Monthly Archives: February 2012

San Diego Uses Advanced Oxidation to Recycle Wastewater

In summer 2011, the City of San Diego opened the Advanced Water Purification (AWP) Facility, a small-scale, state-of-the-art facility that purifies one MGD of recycled water. The facility is one component of the City’s Water Purification Demonstration Project that is … Continue reading

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Ozone Biofiltration Enhances Drinking Water Treatment

Biological aerated filters (BAF) use submerged granular media to support biological growth and act as filtration medium, eliminating the need for clarifiers. If aerated, the filter can be used for carbon removal and nitrification. In an unaerated mode and in … Continue reading

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The Global Market for Ozone Technology Growing at Nearly 7% per Year

BCC Research has recently completed a technology market research report that provides an in-depth analysis of the global market for ozone technology across a range of applications. Key findings in the study are: 1. The global market for ozone technology … Continue reading

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New Environmental Remediation Study Highlights the Application of Ozone Water Treatment

A new study by Global Industry Analysts indicates that environmental remediation is a global multi-billion dollar industry. Environment conservation and protection of human health from exposure to contaminated soil, surface water, and groundwater is important for governments around the world. … Continue reading

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Amsterdam Upgrades WTP

Waternet has completed an efficiency upgrade project at a large water treatment works serving Amsterdam. The Waternet facility at Vogelenzang has a daily water treatment capacity of 48 MGD, using a regime comprising pre-screening, carbon filtration, ozone injection and sand … Continue reading

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Ozone Can Reduce Chemical Use in Citrus Storage and Distribution

Economic losses caused by post harvest diseases are an important problem in citrus plants. Most spoilage in oranges in storage and distribution is caused by penicillium digitatum. Currently this is controlled by the application of synthetic chemical fungicides. These compounds … Continue reading

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