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Fruit Wastewater Odor Case Study

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Prior to peak processing season, a California fruit facility wanted to reline a 12 million gallon wastewater storage basin containing about 8 million gallons of wastewater. Their concern was odors generated during the transfer of the wastewater into a larger storage basin. The transfer flow rate was 1,200 gallons per minute for 6 hours a day (approximately 432,000 gpd). BioWorld recommended using Liquid Optimizer Plus, a bioenhancement liquid with added odor neutralizing compounds. Read more about Fruit Wastewater Odor Case Study

Dairy Wastewater Case Study

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A California dairy milked 1,050 cows 3 times a day. The resulting wastewater was lane flushed into a lagoon. The lagoon became heavy with solids, had a 2-inch crust and odor problems.

BioWorld Wastewater Treatment products were applied every 2 weeks. After about 8 weeks of treatments, the pond surface was cleared of sludge and odors were eliminated. On-going treatments maintained the lagoon odor free with ducks inhabiting the area.

BioWorld Products Used:
#55064 Liquid Optimizer Plus
#36086 General Blend Microbes Read more about Dairy Wastewater Case Study

Asphalt Roofing Odor Control

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Project Situation

Asphalt odors from a roofing project caused company office personnel to complain of headaches and stomach aches. This reduced the productivity of the staff and business. BioWorld was contacted to provide an odor control solution. Read more about Asphalt Roofing Odor Control

Anchovy Fish Processing Odor Case Study

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Project Situation

An anchovy fish processor in Baja California, Mexico is located adjacent to an exclusive beach resort. During the fish processing operation, 5,000 liters (1,250 gallons) per day of water is used in a stack misting system designed to control odor emission. Over the years, several odor-masking products have been tried in the misting system in an attempt to reduce offensive odors. However, significant odors still existed. BioWorld Odor Neutralizer was added to the water in the misting system. Read more about Anchovy Fish Processing Odor Case Study

Fruit Packing Ammonia Leak Odor Case Study

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Project Situation

An anhydrous ammonia leak occurred in the freezer warehouse of a Central California food processor. The cardboard boxes containing the frozen fruit wrapped in plastic became impregnated with an ammonia odor. Warming the boxes to outgas the ammonia would have rendered the frozen fruit worthless and unmarketable. A fogger unit containing BioWorld Odor Neutralizer was used on each box removed from the warehouse prior to shipping. Read more about Fruit Packing Ammonia Leak Odor Case Study

Mixed Waste Bioremediation

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A trucking company regularly washed tanker units to eliminate cross contamination of various liquid products being transported. The mixed waste wash water (vegetable oil and petroleum hydrocarbons) was stored in a metal storage tank prior to discharge into the municipal wastewater system.

BioWorld Liquid Optimizer, Hydrocarbon Digesting Microbes and General Blend Microbes were added several times to treat the mixed waste. Read more about Mixed Waste Bioremediation