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On this episode of The Efficiency Point from Modern Pumping Today magazine, we speak with Enviro Tech’s Jacquelyn Wilson, whose company has introduced an innovative line of Peragreen products, which use peracetic acid, a greener alternative than traditional chlorine wastewater disinfection. We also have a sneak peek at a new documentary on sustainable water solutions
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MPT magazine: http://mptmag.com
MPT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/modpumpmag
Enviro Tech: https://envirotech.com/
USC's wastewater report: https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2020/02/some-wastewater-reuse-processes-can-lead-to-undesired-byproducts/
North American wastewater market forecast: https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/north-america-waste-water-treatment-service-market
See the Brave Blue World: https://www.braveblue.world/
We apologize about the buzzing noise. We experienced an issue with our equipment and it has been corrected! Thank you.
On this episode of The Efficiency Point from Modern Pumping Today magazine, we speak with Enviro Tech’s Jacquelyn Wilson, whose company has introduced an innovative line of Peragreen products, which use peracetic acid, a greener alternative than traditional chlorine wastewater disinfection. We also have a sneak peek at a new documentary on sustainable water solutions
LINKS:
MPT magazine: http://mptmag.com
MPT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/modpumpmag
Enviro Tech: https://envirotech.com/
USC's wastewater report: https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2020/02/some-wastewater-reuse-processes-can-lead-to-undesired-byproducts/
North American wastewater market forecast: https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/north-america-waste-water-treatment-service-market
See the Brave Blue World: https://www.braveblue.world/
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point podcast from modern pumping Today magazine. I'm NPT editor J. Campbell, along with our producer Richard Counsel. You can find us online at MPD mag dot com and please rate review. Subscribe to the show on any of your favorite podcast APS. On today's episode, we speak with Envirotest Jacqueline Wilson, whose company has introduced an innovative line of pair of green products, which use parasitic acid as a greener alternative than traditional chlorine in wastewater disinfecting. But first, let's take a look at some headlines. I have three stories I'd like to share with us today, Richard. The 1st 1 comes from the University of Southern California's engineering department. Go Trojans there. You know the You know, the USC Trojans. Richard. I know of him, you know. So so here we are so sorry to all of our U. C. L. A Bruins fans, but but the surgeons are doing some good work. Researchers at USC have discovered that ozonation in wastewater treatment processes has been found to convert chemicals present in the water to Clark Pickering. And if you're not familiar with Clark, pick Rynn. That can lead to, uh, a toxic side effect in wastewater treatment. Among their keep findings, which were published this month in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, was that wastewater re use treatment processes and those air a big thing out on the West Coast because of sale a nation on one side with the Pacific Ocean and then miles and miles and miles of desert on the other side. Uh, on waste water reuse treatment. The process is used as a nation, which is adding a chemical compound. Ozone, thio, municipal and industrial waste water to disinfect drinking, drinking water and make it potable have been found to create nitro methane. Natural methane is a chemical used in dry cleaning. And Richard, would you like to guess what the other well known use of nitro methane ISS? It sounds explosive. And so I'm gonna assume that it's something explosive. You're very correct. It has a nitro. Methane is used in drag racing. So if you've ever heard of nitro fueled funny cars, which some listeners may know and some of her coworkers now, I attended the University of Florida for graduate school, and that is the home of the the drag racing competition known as Gator nationals. So I have seen Gatornationals up live. I've smelled the burning nitro in the air s au natural methane is no joke. Oh, so quit. So the nitro methane is that used in all like racing fuel, like Formula One and or is it just drag race? That is, that is beyond my scope of knowledge. I, uh I will defer to the to the quality researchers at the University of Southern California and also the multigenerational drag racing families that Gatornationals To answer that question, we'll look it up and put in the description. Oh, yeah, we'll have that to the show notes. They will put a link gatornationals in the show notes to if they're still doing that. That was many years ago. But even though not natural, methane is very dangerous some its own when it interacts with chlorine in an attempt to make treated wastewater potable for drinking. It results in the formation of Clark Pickering, which is even more toxic, According to the research report, The results were predicated on the idea that natural methane persists at a particle level in all wastewater treatment processes, and that's very likely since ozonation as a process just not focused on breaking down nitro methane during treatment. A highly toxic compound core, Pickering is currently unregulated, but it has been studied as a disinfection, byproducts and drinking water. Since the 19 eighties, very little progress has been made in identifying its precursors and formation. Until this research report just now coming out of the West Coast, a link to the U. S C report can be found in the show. Notes for this episode in our second story of the headlines Moving from the Science into the business side of wastewater treatment market data forecasts has released a five year projection for the North American Wastewater Treatment Service Market. According to them, the North American wastewater treatment market is estimated rise at a considerable compound annual growth rate through the foreseen period until 2025. The Journal Ville Journal of Environment Management recently published a study on absorption of textile dyes employing activated carbon and crosslink polyvinyl phosphoric acid composites, and it was found that the composite dame from Activated Carbon and Polly Electric is treating the waste water and enhancing its quality. So there is movement in the market, even though there are still problems they were looking on. Another aspect of the report talks about the treatment service is in the in the market as its drivers and its restraints thes scarcity of drinking water as we mentioned it earlier. And the West Coast has resulted in the call for clean and pure water, both in the domestic market and around the world. Several of the diseases that are being treated now you hear a lot about Corona virus in the news lately, as far as we know that has nothing to do with wastewater treatment. They're saying that it is contact born, so that's good news. But there are waterborne illnesses that are out there and are being currently focused on to be eliminated to create clean drinking water both and domestic markets. You know, we've talked about with previous guests on the podcast about a lot of the aging infrastructure and old pipe systems of Flint, Michigan being the most famous one that was in the news. But that is a far reaching problem that still hasn't been addressed as wily as it can be. So there's a lot of opportunity for ah, new treatment process is being applied in those if you're interested in hearing the full market research report will provide a link for that and the show notes and our last headline today, uh, we're heading into theaters. Richard, it's movie time. Uh, well, the Water Environment Federation has partner was several leading companies in the water sector to produce a new documentary that paints an optimistic picture of how humanity is adopting to new technologies and innovations and rethinking how we manage our global water supply. The film Brave Blue World falls the story of Paula Callahan, a water industry expert and the CEO of Bluetec Research, as he visits sites around the world that are employing novel ways of tackling existing water problems. This documentary challenges some of our commonly held assumptions and changes. How you might think about water also includes some celebrity cameos. In addition to you know, the celebrities in origin. Our guys like Paul Callahan. Yeah, that's what we're interested in. But, you know, some of you may not be so focused on water treatment you might care for people like, I don't know Matt Damon or Jaden Smith. You know, if that scratches you're rich. But for me, the big stars, the water experts, and we have a clip. So Richard said, that clip for us and, uh, let's take a listen.
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Water is viewed as a global issue because it affects everybody in the planet. But really it a tired. It's a local issue because we have to deal with it. City by city tone by tone. If you want to find change, you have to look to the margins. And the solutions are there because wherever there's a challenge, the human spirit forces us to try and solve that problem. We're always that spirit of hope and optimism is there that we're constantly trying to solve problems and people are solving those problems all over the world where the needs of the more star and if we look there, that's where you see the clues. The glimpses into the future.
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A trailer for the film and information on how to host an educational showing of the documentary can be found online at www dot Brave blue dot World,
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based in Modesto, California and Zyrtec Chemical Service's made its mark in the food processing industry but is now expanding into wastewater treatment with its para green products, which is parasitic acid formulations for waste water Disinfection, Parasitic asset or P A. Is becoming known as a greener alternative to chlorine among wastewater treatment plant operators. Jacqueline Wilson, technical sales manager with Environ Tick joins us today to tell us more. Good afternoon, Jackie. Doing very well. So how long have you been working with environ Tact?
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I have more human environment the last three years, Um, specializing in the use of parasitic ass. It's four way sort of infection.
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And what can you tell us about the pair of green products and how they're being used for wastewater treatment
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will be offered to different parrot green products. One of 15% solution and the other is a 20% solution. They're both very reactive chemicals, 20% offers a little bit better reactivity in the waste water industry. Specifically, um, they're both used predominantly in secondary wastewater plants that are also used throughout the country in the S O s. Oh, um, bypassing redirect applications as well, Herr See, The captain is fairly common in, um or is becoming fairly common as alternative disinfectant because it doesn't form any harmful byproducts or any try. Hello, messing. Because there is no halogen within the product itself. Functionally, it's very similar to Korean products that are readily available in the industry Already. It is also, in addition, on oxidizer, um, and performance. Very similarly, Theo Greatest one of its p A r that it's a non persistent chemical. It doesn't form the DPD and don't just tend to be with within the range of 1.5 parts per 1,000,000 the three parts per 1,000,000 secondary systems.
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If I were operating Ah, waste water treatment facility, what obstacles would stop me from introducing P A now instead of chlorine? Or are there any obstacles at all?
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Um um apartment. There are very few obstacles. The biggest thing that I've noticed is you have any reducing agents that air coming in from your in the background of your wastewater back in that can produce ah, high demand on the parasitic acid causing a, um, economic invisibility where the use of Paris to the gases in the long term.
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And what are some of the projects that environ tech is working on now? And were you seeing the most benefit
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currently working with a couple different facilities across the United States? Our biggest trial project right now are the Denver metro wastewater plant in, um, never Colorado. They're one of the largest waste water plants currently using parasitic gases for disinfection. And we have several others across the country of a smaller scale using our Paris either gases, um, the biggest places better looking at p A R Place is looking to get rid of neutralization because ph don't have first been chemical. You don't require any deactivation on the back end of the plant before releases the receding streams.
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And what kind of response is you came from people in these programs?
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Honestly, most of our response they're fairly positive. The only hold up, he really You're coming from the regulatory side of things because it is newer in this industry. People have a lot of questions because they're not very familiar with the technology. But more and more and more people keep looking at it and more approving it. That regulatory hold up becoming last less of a restriction.
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So do you see this is a growth market going forward?
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Ideo, I believe. Hey, is this infection for wastewater of the future? It's very viable green alternative. There really aren't a lot of drawbacks, and there aren't a lot of facilities where it doesn't work. It's not myself will be all chemical, of course, but it does perform very well in a wide range of different applications.
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That's very exciting. And when you're talking to people is at the municipal level, imagine that. Trying to overcome that risk averse nous they have is sometimes an obstacle for you.
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Honestly, the operators of the one pushing for it more so because it's on oxidant just like Korean products are there already fairly familiar with how it should function in this system. The biggest concern I get from operators really comes down to costs. And when compared to most Corps de courses, ta can be cost competitive than even Causton officials.
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So as you're seeing these thieves p A products and especially your own perman green products, getting more more exposure and more testing out in the field, where do you see the next step for this?
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Honestly, the next step would be additional education regulatory agencies, engineering firms and distribute its chemical distributors looking to get into the market. Um, the biggest hold up I believe in in parasitic casted because more widely accepted, um, waste water disinfection alternative is in the lack of knowledge about the product and getting more hands on experience. For all those people who make these decisions who are in the waste water industry and the boots on the ground that will really be the theme. Biggest help going forward.
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Well, we're happy to help get the word out for you. Um, if people are interested in finding Maura about a pair of green or about environment on virus, chemical service is, where can they find you online?
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We can be found online at www dot enviro tech dot com.
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Well, Jacqueline, thank you so much for taking time to talk with us today.
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Thank you for having me day with a pleasure speaking with you.
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Take care.
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