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Advanced Oxidation Process Demonstrates Taste and Odor Improvment in Va Drinking Water

Virginia American Water conducted a small-scale plant trial that used advanced oxidation, ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide to remove the taste and odor-causing compounds in the Appomattox River source water. The plant trial demonstrated that this method efficiently and effectively … Continue reading

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University of Alberta Reasearchers Show that Ozone can Decontaminate Prions in Water

A University of Alberta (U of A) research team has found that ozonation can help meat processing plants eliminate the lethal microbial material responsible for Mad Cow disease. U of A microbiology professors Mike Belosevic and Norm Neumann and engineering … Continue reading

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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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El Paso Completes Expansion of Waste Water Relamation Plant

El Paso Water Utilities is finishing an expansion of its Fred Hervey Water Reclamation Plant. This upgrade adds 2 million gallons per day of capacity at the plant. The $16.2 million project took about two years and should be completed … Continue reading

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Spanish Research Group Evaluating Advanced Oxidation for Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Wastewater

The national environmental research group in Spain ‘Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas’ CIEMAT is currently working in one important on-going project (EDARSOL) to develop an integrated process for removing emerging pollutants in waste water through the combination of … Continue reading

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