In prion research, decontamination is an important issue. The misfolded prions that cause mad cow and chronic wasting are difficult to destroy by traditional means. According to Dr. Norm Neumann of the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, experiments with advanced oxidation and ozone treatment may hold some promise. “The pathological disease, […]
Month: February 2010
City Of Wichita Treat to Surface Water For Reuse Using Advanced Oxidation Technology
An advanced oxidation system has been selected by the City of Wichita, Kans., for a crucial step in the process of treating excess water flow from the Little Arkansas River for aquifer storage and future reuse. The system will treat 30 million gallons of surface water per day using the ozone/peroxide advanced oxidation process (AOP)—to […]
CALL FOR PAPERS – International Ozone Association Conference – 2 0 – 2 2 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0 – Seattle, WA
The International Ozone Association is asking for paper for their conference in Seattle, WA September 20-22, 2010. TOPICS MAY INCLUDE: • Advanced Oxidation • Food, Beverage & Agricultural • Air Treatment & Building Remediation • Industrial Applications • Aquatic Animal Life Support • Microorganism Inactivation • Biofiltration • Ozone Generation • Bromate Formation & Control […]
ESCO International Demonstrates High Performance Advanced Oxidation Processes for TOC and COD Reduction
The combination of state-of-the-art UV and ozone technologies with additional oxidant and catalytic process steps as well as extensive pilot trials helped ESCO International design innovative advanced oxidation processes that can be extended to new challenging fields such as TOC (total organic carbon) reduction which were previously thought to be unworkable and uneconomical. ESCO International […]
Spartan Environmental to Exhbit and Present at WQA Aquatech USA
Spartan Environmental Technologies and UV Sciences will jointly exhibit at WQA Aquatech USA March 10-12th in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center. Spartan will feature its SPARTOX fully integrated compact ozone water treatment system on a skid while UV Sciences will feature their compact high efficiency UVSI systems. Both companies will jointly exhibit […]
San Diego Upgrades Miramar with Ozone Equipment
Construction on the upgrade and expansion of the Miramar Water Treatment Plant is on schedule. The project will increase the drinking water treatment plant’s capacity from 140 to 215 million gallons per day. About 500,000 San Diegans get water from this plant. Work is underway and should be complete by March 2010. This work is […]