Pollution Control

Prize Winning Finish for Geomet

What started out in Europe and South America as an award-winning water based, zinc and aluminum-rich, chromium-free finish is now available to support North American automaker’s strategies to improve corrosion protection on their vehicles.

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Protecting Respiratory Health

Information about OSHA programs for respirators.

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Odor Control

How do I keep the odor at bay on a three-stage iron phosphate spray line?

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What New Air Pollution Regulations?

Info on the Plating and Polishing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

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Molybdenum Removal from Wastewater Revisited

I have been working for 15 years in the field of water treatment and the problem with molybdenum in wastewater is getting more and more prevalent. We’ve found the following treatment scheme to be successful.

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Is Grinding E-Coated Parts Safe?

Can you tell me if it is safe to rework electrocoated parts with grinding—using pads to remove the coating, and so on?

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Remove that Bleach Smell

In our scrubber system for chlorination, we use caustic soda as the oxidation agent. This produces sodium hypochlorite, and unfortunately, sodium hypochlorite has an unpleasant smell.

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Citric Passivation

Citric acid solutions produce no hazardous fumes

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Sulfuric Acid Reporting

Back in 2005, you responded to a question regarding the reporting of sulfuric acid in lead/acid batteries for SARA 302/311/312 reporting. You had estimated that sulfuric acid would be about 18% of the weight of the battery. Is this still a good estimate?

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Making Plating Lean

Automation boosts process flexibility for mix of parts

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