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From
the Editor
Hi Everyone,
Just what the heck is pigging a
pipeline? Does snow count as wastewater? For that
matter, does a creek count as wastewater and will blowing 02 in it,
clean it up? Read on to find out the surprising answers to these and
other important questions. Whew!
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Fish
on Life Support
BOC Provides
Technology For China Water Reclamation
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-- BOC designed and
supplied the environmental technology for China's first mobile
oxygenation barge. The self-sufficient barge represents the first
step in a 12-year plan to rehabilitate Suzhou Creek, a
highly-polluted stream that flows through Shanghai, China's largest
city. The Suzhou Creek project is China's most ambitious water
reclamation project to date.
The
plan to clean up the creek was launched in 1998 with the creation of
the Shanghai Suzhou Creek Rehabilitation and Construction Company (SSRCC).
Its goal was to rehabilitate the Suzhou Creek to enable it to
re-establish an ecosystem and increase the public health standard
for nearby residents.
Stretches of the 125km Suzhou Creek
have reached anaerobic conditions, which means there are
insufficient levels of oxygen to support fish or other aquatic life.
Pumping oxygen into the water, through the barge, will assist the
natural process of decomposition of pollutants and the restoration
of oxygen levels needed to sustain aquatic life.
The oxygenation barge, which was
officially handed over to the Chinese government in November 2001,
contains a BOC Novox oxygen generator and two Vitox oxygen
injectors. Water from Suzhou Creek is withdrawn from the river,
oxygenated on the barge at a rate of five tons per day, and then
returned to the river via 20 Vitox distribution nozzles mounted on
each side of the barge.
This is the latest version of
technology that BOC developed for use in two barges, the Thames
Bubbler and Vitality, on stretches of the Thames River in England.
Two delegations from SSRCC visited Vitality and talked with BOC
engineers in Guildford, UK before awarding BOC the contract for the
Suzhou Creek project.
At the official dedication ceremony,
which took place in Shanghai on November 2, 2001, Chinese
environmental officials said they had originally planned to build
several land-based oxygenation stations along the banks of Suzhou
Creek, but decided it would be more effective to use a mobile
oxygenation station to deal with shock load during emergencies. An
SSRCC representative said, "The barge can go wherever it is
needed to improve the oxygen level quicker and cultivate beneficial
aerobic bacteria."
BOC's Environmental Solutions Group
was organized to take advantage of growth opportunities in
environmental services such as air and water emissions, waste
treatment, energy emissions and clean fuels. It draws upon the
extensive technological resources of BOC and its strategic partners
to find best available technology to provide solutions to customers'
environmental problems.
The BOC Group (NYSE: BOX), the
worldwide industrial gases, vacuum technologies and distribution
services company, serves two million customers in more than 50
countries. It employs nearly 43,000 people and had annual sales of
nearly $6 billion in 2001. Further information about The BOC Group
may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.boc.com.
It's
Frozen, but is it "Solid" Wastewater?
City Says ‘Let It Snow!’ - Snow
Disposal Machines On-Hand
SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec, Jan. 14, 2002
– In the snowy St. Lawrence River Valley of Quebec, cities like
Saint-Laurent used to pile snow in dumps or discharge it directly to
the St. Lawrence River. The dumps require large amounts of valuable
land, and river dumping is now illegal.
That’s
why the city of Saint-Laurent called upon its local longtime
partner, USFilter’s John Meunier Products. With John Meunier
Products’ help in 1998, the city successfully developed a new Snow
Management Program, purchasing and installing the first two DÖGENS
snow disposal machines for commercial use. In 2001, the city added
another machine to its snow removal arsenal, saving it yet more
time, energy and money.
According to Robert Fortin,
engineering manager from the city of Saint-Laurent, the first two
DÖGENS snow disposal machines purchased by the city have already
paid for themselves. “We sold the former snow dumping site to
commercial developers and are now receiving important tax income
from the newly developed area. In addition, the citizens of
Saint-Laurent will not have to look at unsightly mounds of gray snow
this coming winter and spring!”
The DÖGENS snow disposal machine
progressively discharges snow to the underground collection system,
without blocking or freezing the city’s pipes. Anywhere from 5
m3/minute or 1-truck/5 minutes to 15 m3/minute or 3-trucks/5 minutes
of snow can be unloaded directly into the loading chamber of the
DÖGENS machine. After pulverizing snow with an average density of
500 kg/m3 to prevent plugging or bridging in the hopper or sewer
shaft, the machine then utilizes the melting capacity of the sewer’s
water. Snow sent to the sewer is in either solid or liquid form,
depending on specifications and local conditions.
Says Martin Couture, product manager
of USFilter’s John Meunier DÖGENS division, “The DÖGENS snow
disposal machine is ideal for those of us who live in the Snow Belt.
It can be installed in relatively small urban areas and is reliable
and durable. This technology is able to operate at maximum
efficiency during the most treacherous snowstorms, yet comply with
the government’s strict environmental regulations for snow
disposal.”
Founded in 1948 by John Meunier,
USFilter’s John Meunier Products, http://www.johnmeunier.com/,
continues to be a global water and wastewater treatment
technological and manufacturing leader, with products for
applications such as potable water production, stormwater
management, control systems, laboratory equipment, snow disposal
equipment, sludge management and plant operation and management. A
strong supporter of research and development, John Meunier Products
is also a founding member of the Industrial Chair on drinking water
at the University of Montreal.
"...addresses critical
issues of water quality, focusing on the illustration and
application of both hydrologic and economic water management
techniques."
Stormwater
Management
by Martin P. Wanielista, A. Yousef, Y. Yousef
Paperback, 579 pages, October 1992
"...comprehensive
design manual...discusses both fundamental and advanced
principles, theories, and parameters associated with
remediation technologies..."
We thank you for your continued support of the Reading
Room. Do you need a book? Can you suggest a book you love, that
we should have in the Reading Room? Let me know and we will try to include it!
WE NEED YOUR GUEST ARTICLES!
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Ask Tom! guest author! Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself
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Column.
For more information, please contact Tom Keenan
at: info@nesa.ie
Pig
Launcher in Attaché Case
Pipeline Pigging Made Easy
The need for portable, cost-effective
pipe pigging system in water and wastewater facilities has been
achieved with the introduction of the AM-3 portable pigging system
offered by Pneumatic Systems International. The PSI system is easy
and safe to operate and is designed to reduce down time on site and
while improving department and labor efficiency.
The
AM-3 is a lightweight portable pig launcher that is adaptable to
most any pipeline to launch and propel pigs or chasers through pipe
in order to clean, purge and remove debris or contamination as a
part of normal maintenance or to produce better flow rates. This
unique system is available for most standard industry couplings and
designed for use on piping with internal diameters from
3"-12".
Due to the portability, the AM-3 can
service the entire facility and off-site locations. No longer is
there a need to hire outside contractors or to install permanent pig
launch and retrieval systems. The AM-3 uses compressed air supplied
by portable or a fixed place compressor to launch and propel the
pig. PSI offers a wide variety of pigs to suit many different tasks
and applications. Now you can equip your maintenance department with
a single tool and a series of adapters to handle all of your pigging
projects at any location.
The PSI AM-3 comes complete with a
hard shell attaché case for easy transport and storage and can be
ordered with appropriate adapters for your facilities needs. Built
to ISO 9001 quality standards, operator safety is a prime feature of
the design. The AM-3 built in features include: a patented locking
device, pressure relief valve, pressure gauge, and a two finger
trigger mechanism designed for ease of operation.
Pneumatic Systems International (PSI)
first developed a small pigging system for use in contamination
elimination for hose, tube and pipe in small sizes ¼"-2".
Originally developed to reduce failure in hydraulic systems, PSI
products have been implemented into the food process, chemical and
pipeline industries for cost reductions in cleaning, product
recovery and inspection process. The success of this system has led
to the addition of larger sizes and the new AM-3. PSI can provide
pigging solutions for pipe, tube and hose from 1/8"-12"
internal diameters.
For more information, contact: PSI-USA
13406 S.E. 32nd. Street
Bellevue, WA 98005
Telephone: 866-774-8721
Web site: http://www.psi-launcher.com/
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Merger
with
RWE AG
American Water Works
Stockholders Approve Merger
VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan.
17, 2002--At a special meeting today, owners of common stock of
American Water Works Company, Inc. representing 80% of the total
number of outstanding shares, cast their ballots in favor of
adopting the September 16, 2001 merger agreement under which
American Water Works will merge with a subsidiary of RWE AG and
holders of American Water Works' common stock will receive $46 per
share.
"We are pleased that our
stockholders recognized the value created by this transaction that
was so compelling to the members of the Board," stated Marilyn
Ware, Chairman of the American Water Works Board of Directors.
Before the transaction that was approved by stockholders today can
be completed, state and federal regulatory approvals are required.
Petitions seeking these approvals are underway. As a result of the
time required to complete the approval process by the various
regulatory agencies, the company does not anticipate completion of
the merger until the first half of 2003.
American Water Works Company is the
largest publicly traded U.S. corporation devoted exclusively to the
business of water. Its 6,600 associates provide water, wastewater
and other related services to nearly 16 million people in 29 states
and three Canadian provinces. More information can be found on the
Web at www.amwater.com.
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BOB is having problems with his
BOD:
Recently we have been experiencing
blank BOD depletions of 0.2 to 0.3 mg/l nothing has changed in the
lab procedures other than a piping change to our distiller from
plastic to copper even before this the PVC piping was connected to a
copper line going into the plant. Any suggestions are welcome.
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I need to remove heavy metals, but
would prefer to avoid using flocculants and open vessels. Would
there be a method with a closed, automatic system for this
purpose? Looking forward to receiving your reply!
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Harald V. Lassen A/S
Denmark lfl@hvl.dk
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earlier this year of four of Weir's
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That’s
why the city of Saint-Laurent called upon its local longtime
partner, USFilter’s John Meunier Products. With John Meunier
Products’ help in 1998, the city successfully developed a new Snow
Management Program, purchasing and installing the first two DÖGENS
snow disposal machines for commercial use. In 2001, the city added
another machine to its snow removal arsenal, saving it yet more
time, energy and money.
