The US EPA is considering the use of advanced oxidation processes to remove a DDT derivative found in St. Louis wells. The para-chlorobenzene sulfonic acid, or pCBSA, that was discovered three years ago can be treated. the compound is highly mobile in water and resistant to natural degradation. CH2M Hill, a national environmental engineering firm working […]
Month: January 2009
Entry for January 29, 2009
We like to post information on major cities that are adding ozone as part of their drinking water treatment program. Once such project is is the proposed $108.5 million upgrade to Tampa’s potable water treatment facilities. Work there, which would begin in February 2010, would convert purification processes from chlorine to liquid ammonia to help […]
Entry for January 27, 2009
We occassionally get calls from home based wine makers asking about an ozone system. Ozone is an excellent tool for winery sanitation. Unfortunately is not economical for producers making less thanfifty barrels of wine. Commercial wineries produce degassed ozonated water to rinse tanks, barrels, drains, etc. The primary application is disinfection of surfaces that come […]
Entry for January 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is honoring the Orange County Water District for a major water reclamation project. Wastewater that would have been discharged to the ocean is now recovered for use within the district. the water is treated using microfiltration, reverse osmosis and advanced oxidation processes. The water is then pumped […]
Entry for January 15, 2009
If you could afford any level of water treatment, which type of water treatment would you choose. Well apparently the super rich select ozone. Trinity Yachts, LLC, located in Gulfport, MS, has become one of the world’s elite US-based builders of custom super yachts. In the Spring of 2008, they launched Trinity Hull Number T036, […]
Entry for January 6, 2009
Although Spartan Environmental Technologies does not sell ozone generators for residential use, we are occasionally contact by individuals interested in buying ozone generators for odor control in the home. We were prompted to discuss this subject again by a recent new release from a market research firm publishing a study on air fresheners. The […]