water treatment

What are the effects of a freshwater oil spill?

January 20, 2012

The footage of the crusie ship the Costa Concordia lying on it’s side in the clear blue waters off the west coast of Italy has once again raised the spectre of a major fuel oil spill into a maritime preserve.  Fortunately the seas have been calm and the salvage engineers appear confident that they can empty the on board [...]

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Hydrocarbon Contaminated Water Remediation

March 25, 2011

I was amazed when I first saw this work.  The oily water in the picture, which was laiden with sediments, turned in to something I’d… wash my car with…? well I wouldn’t drink it, I’d miss the chlorine taste. Our equipment is designed to remove sediments and hydrocarbons.  The flow rates and filter specification allow [...]

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Groundwater Treatment

March 17, 2011

Groundwater treatment is in general an approach where identified contaminants are removed from the water by what is commonly known in the remediation contracting business as a ‘pump & treat’ process.  To explain, we ‘pump’ the water from source through a ‘treat’ment system, simple. I’d be a happier man if it is as easy as it sounds… although the boss might [...]

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