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Industry Problems:

Overview
Facts & Figures

Existing Containment
Concrete Washwater
Concrete Waste
Mandatory Compliance
Regulatory Violations

Washwater Analysis:

THE RESULTS

Below are lab analysis results from samples of untreated concrete washwater by a certified lab.  Our patent-pending CWS Treatment and Recycling System substantially lowers these contaminant levels.

Metal / Test

Dirty (S1)
mg/l

Aluminum 50.0
Antimony ND
Arsenic ND
Barium 1.0
Beryllium ND
Cadmium ND
Calcium 1900.0
Chromium VI 0.73
Chromium 0.99
Cobalt ND
Copper 0.24
Iron 66.0
Lead ND
Magnesium 28.0
Manganese 1.60
Mercury ND
Nickel 0.10
Potassium 110.0
Selenium 0.24
Silver ND
Thallium ND
Sodium 87.0
Vanadium 0.27
Zinc 0.51
   
   
Total Dissolved Solids 2700
Total Suspended Solids 5900
Turbidity 15
pH 12.3
Corrosivity Corrosive
   
   

Dirty (S1)
Clean (S2)
a
EPA MCL
% Reduction
ND

Water sample taken fron untreaed, unsettled concrete washwate

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS


Metal Effect
Chromium A known carcinogen when inhaled and possibly when ingested. Contact Dermatitis
Copper Gastrointestinal distress, liver and kidney damage.
Iron Elevated levels can cause heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Selenium Rashes, swelling of skin and pain, deformed nails and brittle hair.
Vanadium Irritation of lungs, throat, nasal cavities and eyes.
Zinc Skin irritation, nausea, stomach cramps.

 

   

 

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