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Groundwater is an important source of drinking water in many jurisdictions around the world. In the US, it is estimated that more than 50% of the population relies on groundwater sources for domestic water supply. Because of the importance of groundwater as a water resource, there is increasing attention and concern about groundwater contamination. Contamination can be caused by a range of sources, including industrial waste, leakage from underground storage tanks, landfills, septic systems, and the use of fertilizers, pesticides and road salts.
BioteQ’s water treatment process can treat groundwater contaminated with heavy metals, including copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, arsenic, antimony, lead, cadmium, and manganese. The company’s BioSulphide® and ChemSulphide™ Processes can be used to remove toxic metals from contaminated water, producing clean water that can be safely discharged to the environment. Click here for more information about BioteQ’s technology.
BioteQ is presently constructing water treatment plants to remove toxic heavy metals at the Wellington Oro mining site near Breckenridge Colorado for the US EPA, and in Blackwell, Oklahoma for Freeport McMoRan to treat contaminated groundwater downstream of a closed smelter operation. Click here to read more about BioteQ’s development projects.
- BioteQ’s process removes metals from the environment; some of these metals can be sold to offset water treatment costs
- BioteQ’s process produces treated water that meets strict water quality criteria, and can be safely discharged to the environment.
- BioteQ’s process does not produce a sludge requiring on-site or costly off-site disposal
- BioteQ’s process can cost less than alternative treatments, particularly if costs are offset by the recovery of saleable metal products.
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