The city council of Martins Ferry, Ohio passed an ordinance authorizing the Director of Service/Safety, John Davies, to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for demolition and installation of the ozone generators and dryers and all related equipment and supplies. As can be seen from other posts on this site, the use of […]
Month: September 2009
Ozone a Solution for Taste and Odor Problems in Drinking Water
An algae bloom in the Cape Fear River caused the 22,500 Brunswick County, NC residents to have serious taste and odor problems with their water. The taste and odor problem may be a result of treating water at the Northwest Treatment Plant with chlorine dioxide. The chlorine dioxide and dying algae may create a chemical […]
Winnipeg to Add Ozonation for Drinking Water Treatment
Winnipeg is adding a state-of-the-art plant that will employ four new drinking water treatment processes once it’s on-line next year. Odor-causing algae will be clumped together by coagulants, forced to the surface with tiny air bubbles (DAF) and then skimmed off into settling ponds. Ozone will break down organic molecules into smaller, more easily destroyed […]
Catalytic Oxidation of Agricultural Odors Using Ozone
Industrial odor control is an emerging application for ozone. We recently came across a news item describing work done at NC State and the U of Georgia regarding the use of ozone and catalysts for the destruction of odor causing VOC in the poultry industry. Dr. Praveen Kolar, of NC State, is the lead investigator. […]