Protect Your Employees From Pathogens in Recycled Water |
| Many governmental
agencies are presently concerned about the use of recycled
wash water and wastewater discharged by pre-treatment systems,
in particular microbiological contaminants such as Coliform
/ E. coli concentrations. |
| Unlike our Hydrokleen
waste water treatment systems, some competitors specify Ozone,
Chlorine and Hydrogen Peroxide in an attempt to control this
harmful bacterium. The US Army Corps of Engineers evaluated
and performed wastewater tests on two such systems, the results
can be viewed on pages (45 & 49) at the link (below) they show pathogene amounts up to 170 times the legal limit |
 US
Army Corps of Engineers Study
Federal laws
in place govern the maximum amounts of these contaminants
allowed in the discharge of wastewater: 33CFR-159 and 40CFR-140
outline these limitations.
Black water- discharge
to open water:
<200 per 100/MIL
Bathing waters-
where full body contact is possible as in swimming:
<400 per 100/MIL
Secondary contact-
as in wading or partial body contact:
<5000 per 100/MIL
The World
Health Organization has also adopted limitation standards
that are more broad reaching and described as:
Irrigation water
that will contact crops to be eaten and/or used as irrigation
water on sports fields where persons may come in contact:
<1,000 per 100/MIL
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These limitations should be used in determining the
safety of recycled water due to contact by the operator of such
washing water. Hydrokleen systems using our Biodigesters
odor control treatment have been tested to be free of microbiological
contaminants.
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