Phosphorus Removal Without The Hazard
Safer and cost-effective with Neo WaterFX
Until recently, removing phosphorus from wastewater required using hazardous coagulants that came with Department of Transportation (DOT) placards. These placards provide the Class and Division of hazardous materials and are a quick reference, helping you know what can be transported and/or stored together. They are also critical as training aids to help keep your employees safe.
For traditional phosphorus removal coagulants, those iron and aluminum-based acidic salts, the placard clearly displays the Class 8, Corrosive, designation. This designation provides operators with a quick alert regarding possible storage material and piping restrictions as well as safety concerns if there is physical contact.
Where Is The DOT Placard For Neo WaterFX?
This is a question we get all the time – where is the DOT placard for WaterFX? The short answer is, there is none. WaterFX is not classified as a hazardous chemical. It is easier to transport, store, and most important, safer to handle than any of the traditional coagulants used for phosphorus removal in wastewater.
Neo WaterFX is not only safer, but it usually eliminates the need for one of the main chemical hazards associated with phosphorus removal – caustic!
Not only is WaterFX designated safe, but because it is much less acidic (with a higher pH than Coca Cola) and the effective dosage is a fraction of that required with traditional coagulants, most wastewater plants can also eliminate the pH adjustment associated with phosphorus removal. Wouldn’t you love to eliminate sodium hydroxide from your list of stored and used chemicals? As another DOT Class 8 chemical, caustic is perhaps the LEAST popular, most difficult to handle, and one of the most dangerous chemicals in your facility.
When it comes to safety, no other phosphorus removal coagulant comes close.
Between the added safety of WaterFX and the reduction to elimination of caustic in most wastewater treatment plants, WaterFX is clearly the safest choice for phosphorus removal. Wastewater operation is considered one of the most dangerous professions. You owe it to your employees to reduce those hazards as much as possible. WaterFX provides a much safer option AND it is more reliable, efficient and cost-effective than the hazardous traditional coagulants.
