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Environmental Benefits
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The major pollutant in wastewater is nitrogen. Nitrogen containing wastes found in the final effluent of a septic systems leaching field can adversely impact or pollute the quality of our receiving waters. Some examples of environmental impacts are listed below:
Dissolved Oxygen Depletion
The discharge of nitrogen containing wastes to a receiving water results in dissolved oxygen depletion. The depletion occurs through the consumption of dissolved oxygen by microbial activity and plant growth. Nitrogen serves as a nutrient for plant growth in an aquatic environment, especially algae. When nitrogen is excessively introduced to an aquatic environment it can cause algal blooms. Algal blooms can cause aquatic plants to die from lack of sunlight and when the plants die dissolved oxygen is removed from the receiving water by the decomposition of the dead plant matter. Dissolved oxygen depletion may also lead to other water quality problems such as eutrophication, odor, taste and turbidity.
Methemoglobinemia: "Blue Baby Syndrome"
Methemoglobinemia can occur if Nitrate-contaminated groundwater is used as a potable drinking water source. The presence of nitrate ions represents a significant health concern for infants and the elderly. Nitrate ions may be present in groundwater due to the overuse of fertilizers, malfunctioning of septic tanks or the discharge of high levels of nitrate ions in the effluent of wastewater treatment plants. When an infant consumes nitrate ions from potable water used to prepare baby formula, the nitrate ions are quickly reduced to nitrite ions in the infants digestive tract. When the nitrite ions enter the infants circulatory system, they bind quickly and tightly to the iron within the red blood cells or hemoglobin. Once bonded to the red blood cells, oxygen can no longer be transported in adequate quantities throughout the infants body.
How OMNI Systems Can Help
It has become apparent the measures taken to protect our natural resources today, will determine the problems future generations will face tomorrow.
In order to protect our natural resources OMNI Environmental Systems, Inc. continuously strives to provide the most efficient and economical way to remove Nitrogen from wastewater. It's groundwater protection pure and simple.
Our team of Engineers, Environmental Scientists and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators collaborate to make OMNI Systems consistently produce a high quality effluent by significantly removing Nitrogen and bacteria from the wastewater.
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