Effluent and River Ammonia Reduced

In this country environmental clean ups of what can only be described as culvert sewers has been underway for several years and now stricter performance requirements are being applied. To test the efficacy of FGX3 a trial run comparing standard aeration, 3ppm of FGX3, Bacterial augmentation and bacterial augmentation with FGX3 was set up by the client. The trial ran over 3 weeks with a week absence of monitoring explaining the accelerated dip. The most successful additive was FGX3 with standard aeration, out performing aeration alone over the same time period reaching the lower level of less than 2ppm Ammonia as N. A symbiotic protecol has been proposed to the regulatory body and the results are being repeated on a stagnant water course. These results have also been repeated in sewage effluent and effluent lagoons. To augment removal of Phosphorous we are using floating pontoons with reeds rooted in Next sand a zeolite and the benthic layer is also treated with next sand. The zeolite combined with application of FGX3 will deliver natural bioaugmentation to lower the ammonia and phosphate levels in the water body accelerating the river clean up. Other initiatives are in place on aeration strategies.