World demand for water disinfection products is projected to increase 5.5 percent per year to $7.7 billion in 2016. There is continued concern about disinfection byproducts (DBPs), outbreaks of waterborne illness continue to occur even in developed countries as pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia are resistant to chlorine, heightened security and anti-terrorism measures […]
Ozone for Biofilm Control in Seawater Cooling Circuits
Biofouling is an issue for various industries including power, chemical, marine, and food processing. It can also cause problems in drinking water distribution systems. If left untreated the growth of biofilms can cause operational problems. This is can be a a significant problem for industrial and HVAC cooling systems. Once bacterial cells adhere to a […]
Colorado Springs to us Ozone Biofiltration to treat Raw Water from the Pueblo Reservoir
The Southern Delivery System (SDS) has broken ground on a $125 million facility to treat the “raw” water that will be pumped from the Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs. The SDS water treatment plant, which is being built on 124 acres east of Marksheffel Road between U.S. 24 and Colorado Highway 94, will consist of […]
Portland to Use Ozone and UV to Disinfect Drinking Water
The Portland Water District (Maine) announced an upgrade to the Sebago Lake Water Treatment Facility with the addition of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection unit at the district’s facility in Standish. It is part of a $12.8 million project. When it becomes fully operational in 2014, the district’s UV water treatment system will be the second-largest in […]
Berwick Relies on Ozone to Remove Odor from their Wastewater Treatment Plant
Discharges from Eden Valley were causing odor problems with the Berwick wastewater treatment plant. Effluent from the Eden Valley overwhelmed the sewer treatment system, causing bad odors throughout the northeast quadrant of berwick. Upgrades were made to the system to ensure there would be no repeat of the problem. When Eden Valley purchased the former […]
European Union Supports Research on Ozone Use for Aquaculture
A European project is helping to improve the efficiency and safety of ozone use in the management of water quality in aquaculture. Ozone is a great tool for the removal of fine particles and dissolved organics in fish tanks when used with a Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS). Research shows that using ozone for water treatment […]
Ozone Laundries Save Energy, Water and Money
The City of Santa Rosa conducted a pilot rebate program for hotes and commercial laundry facilities to use ozone. It was part of a larger state wide program determine the amount of energy consumed by various water using applications. Specifically the program tried to quantify the water and energy savings assocaited with ozone laundries versus […]
Ozone Water Treatment System Design Requires Understanding of Water Quality and Treatment Objectives
Spartan Environmental Technologies principal business is supplying ozone water treatment systems. We numerous inquiries where the customer does not have a thorough understanding of their water quality. For the design of any type of water treatment system, the starting point is a good understanding of water quality, its potential vairations and the treatment objective. A […]
Sequester to Affect Water Funding According to the EPA
The Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act include revolving loan funds to help states finance drinking water purification and sewage treatment facilities—both of which are essential to the country’s public-health infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that: Reductions under sequestration would impact states’ ability to meet drinking water public health standards and […]
Maersk Uses Ozone UV for Ballast Water Treatment
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has indicated that ballast water treatment system (BWTS) based on mechanical filtration and disinfection with UV and ozone represents a good solution for container vessel retrofits. Both ozone water treatment and UV are excellant disinfection technologies for a wide range of applications. Maersk says that the containerization of the BWTS is a […]