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Past and Ongoing Environmental Projects
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A Major Propane Co. & A Fortune 500 Chemical Company Recycled and managed a Freon 12 contaminated propane in rail car lots. The system designed removed the Freon 12 from the propane. The propane was then resold and the Freon disposed of in a licensed hazardous waste incinerator. The technology for separation of the products is proprietary.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Reduced water effluent discharge BOD and contaminates in order to meet environmental discharge criteria to the natural environment in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. INGENIO CRISTOBAL COLON: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Negotiated the reopening of an international sugar mill due to failure to comply with environmental laws and for contributing to a major fish kill in a natural river estuary (Rio Higuamo, Dominican Republic). This involved the implementation of programs dealing with the reduction of sugar losses into the natural environment as well implement controls and equipment to prevent any further contamination of the river estuary Designed systems, implemented controls for the re-oxygenation of waters, odor control, temperature control and reduction as well control of cane and mud solids entering the natural environment. Designed and oversaw construction of new chemical holding areas, as well as, implemented chemical handling and neutralization, and reclamation, procedures of chemicals -- to international standards. Continuous and ongoing monitoring and study of the river estuary, in order to: monitor the impact on the everyday aquatic life, and the impact of the mill on the natural environment. Prepared an environmental assessment of the rivers aquatic life and impact on the marine life by the sugar mill. FALCONBRIDGE DOMINICANA: River Haina and Bonao Facility in the Dominican Republic. An international nickel mining operation had a "Bunker C" oil spill in a river-estuary (Rio Haina). Supervised the control of the spill and initial mop up thereafter cleaned up the body of water of all oil traces. Bio-remediation was used for this process; and afterwards also, cleaned up old abandoned oil lagoons, and disposal site on the mines property in Bonao, Dominican Republic. METAL DOM: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. Implemented an energy from waste program, to utilize bunker C byproducts from an in-house electric generating facility. This project is still under design and intended completion will be in about 6 months. The system will be slaved into the main operating system and will save Metal Dom about 10% on heating costs of its billet to rebar manufacturing. Designed and implemented a mill scale recovery system from coolant waters. RIO NIZAO AGGREGATE ASSOCIATION: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Prepared an environmental audit of the existing situation in the Rio Nizao river basin. Installed in situ monitoring equipment to analyze water quality and prepared a report with supporting documentation, that at this time -- no significant impact was determined in the river basin, and that the associated companies are not contributing to any damage to the aquifer system or the surrounding environment.
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