Pollution Control
Best of Both Worlds
Waterborne acrylic polyurethane has excellent application, performance characteristics
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Preparing for Inspection
I have looked over our hazardous waste procedures and recordkeeping, and they look OK. Do you have any additional advice for us regarding this impending inspection?
Read MoreLowering Wastestream pH
Is there a way to lower the pH of this highly alkaline wastestream without generating the NO2 ?
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Family Business Thrives on Plating Quality and Customer Service
Family business keeps poppin’
Read MorePAINT BOOTH FILTER FOR VOCS?
Recently, a sales representative told us that his company’s fiberglass paint booth filters reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) going up the stack by up to 75%. He claims that we could use a higher- VOC coating that’s less expensive and easier to control. Could you please comment on this?
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WASTEWATER SAMPLING
We have a small plating line and batch wastewater treatment system that are captive to our manufacturing operation. For many years, the city has allowed us to perform grab sampling from a sampling port on the side of our batch treatment tank for our compliance sampling. During the city’s recent annual inspection, they stated that EPA is making them require us to install a sampling manhole outside of the plant; this manhole will also require a weir or flume to allow collection of flow proportional samples.
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