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The
AquaGem Water Treatment System (AWT
System)
Our initial and most important reasons for the development
of the AWT System as an alternative to chlorination were health and
environmental issues. It is well known today (and supported by meta studies)
that chlorination by products can cause severe health problems inclucing and
especially cancer.
Another
major health concern not only in Australia, but also
world wide is the increasing resistance of certain organisms
(legionella, giardia, crypto sporidia, pseudomonas etc.)
to chlorination and the `out breaks' of legionella, for
example, connected with the inability to control these
organisms. Hundreds of tests conducted over a number
of years have shown that the AWT
System effectively controls legionella, pseudomonas and other disease
causing organisms. Unlike
chlorination, water treated with the AWT
System can be discharged directly into the waste water stream. There
is no need for neutralization of chlorine. Back wash water (from swimming
pools and filters, for example) can be used to water lawns and gardens.
Water treated with the AWT System is non toxic. Let your goldfish swim
with you !
Advantages of the AWT System in cooling towers, Industrial and Commercial
Applications:
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minimal corrosion
*
scale reduction
* reduction of slime
*
improved thermal efficiency
*
reduction in energy costs
* effective control of
legionella
*
more stable pH
* generally very clean tower
Advantages of the AWT System in swimming pools:
*
virtually automatic system
* no smell or taste
*
no detrimental health affects
* no red eyes or skin irritation
*
cost efficient
*
no damage to pools and equipment (corrosion from chlorine or salt)
*
you can drink the water
*
no fading swim wear
*
no dry skin
* waste water, may be re-used - use your backwash
water to water the lawn and garden
Advantages of the AWT System in drinking water:
*
no more bad chlorine smell and taste as in current tap
water applications
*
improved water quality
* longer dwell time in water pipes etc.
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chlorination is an established health risk - oxygenation is not
The
system can be used for the sanitation of swimming pools,
cooling towers, drinking water and in many other applications
where water needs to be treated in order to control disease
causing organisms. The AWT System was
developed as an alternative to chlorination which is still the most widely use
method for water sanitation.
As
an alternative to chlorination the AWT System is non toxic, environmentally
friendly, shows minimal corrosion, is not a health risk and controls organisms
which become increasingly resistant to chlorination.
Tests conducted over a number of years on industrial cooling towers have
shown that the AWT System effectively controls legionella and other disease
causing organisms, reduces scaling and slime formation and keeps
cooling towers generally clean which increases thermal efficiency.
The AWT System uses mixed oxidants with hydrogen peroxide as a main constituent.
Similar mixed oxidant systems (see MIOX Systems) have been tested by the
US Army, US EPA, US Public Health Service, US Department of Agriculture and
numerous Universities.
The graph on the right is showing a comparison between the
effectiveness of chlorine and mixed oxidants.
We have made improvements to the mixed oxidant system through
the use of catalytic metals (producing hydroxyl radicals, for example)
and conducted our own tests here in Australia. The tests
were conducted by an independent and NATA registered laboratory (Hunter
Water Board Test Laboratories, Newcastle, Australia) and speak for themselves.
Apart from the test shown, hundreds of tests have been
conducted by independent laboratories for legionella, TBC (Total
Bacteria Count), corrosiveness and so on.
Clive
Broadbent ,
Australia's leading water treatment specialist, has written positive
technical reports on the AquaGem
Water Treatment System in use in cooling towers.
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