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Wärtsilä and Trojan Technologies sign agreement to launch ballast water treatment product

Industry leaders introduce ultraviolet technology to marine market with ballast water treatment product

Wärtsilä Corporation and Trojan Technologies have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, market, and distribute a ballast water treatment product for ships. The two companies will gain synergistic benefits from the combined strength of Wärtsilä’s global reach and presence in the marine market, and from Trojan Technologies’ leadership and experience in developing ultraviolet treatment solutions. The ballast water treatment product is presently in pre-production, with third-party validation to take place in late 2010. The innovative ballast water treatment product is expected to enter the market at the end of the year.

Changing regulations in the marine industry have driven the need for this new ballast water treatment product. In 2004, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the Global Ballast Water Convention, which mandated ballast water treatment. Ballast water is used to stabilize vessels when not fully loaded: water is taken in when a ship unloads cargo, and released when it is loaded again. Water that is taken in at one port is often released at another, which can result in the introduction of non-indigenous organisms into fragile ecosystems. Untreated ballast water has been an issue of serious public concern during recent years.

According to the Global Ballast Water Convention, all vessels built prior to 2009 will need to install a certified ballast water treatment (BWT) system by 2014 or 2016, depending on the ballast water capacity of the vessel. Since 2009, all new vessels are required to install a BWT system. For the convention to come into full force, it must be ratified by 30 countries representing 35 per cent of the global fleet’s dead weight tonnage. Currently 21 countries representing 23 per cent of the world’s dead weight tonnage have ratified, and full ratification is expected to occur in 2011.

“Ballast Water Treatment is becoming an important item on the environmental agenda for our customers, and therefore also for us,” says Roger Holm, Vice President, Solutions Management, Wärtsilä Services. “Moving into this field is a natural step for Wärtsilä, and one that continues the development of our Environmental Services portfolio.”

Trojan Technologies has over 30 years of experience in developing ultraviolet treatment solutions. As the world leaders in developing UV technology for municipal wastewater, drinking water, and industrial water treatment systems, Trojan Technologies was a logical partner in providing Wärtsilä with UV technology for ballast water treatment. Trojan Technologies has the experience, and the research and development capabilities to develop an energy-efficient, integrated, proprietary technology with a compact footprint and the flexibility to upgrade as regulations continue to evolve.

“Trojan is excited to partner with Wärtsilä in this endeavour,” says Marvin DeVries, President of Trojan Technologies. “Trojan has a long history of innovation and leadership in the global UV industry, and we believe that our water treatment expertise, combined with Wärtsilä’s strong presence in the marine industry, will enable the two companies to play a significant role in providing a compact, cost-effective and high performance system to address the emerging ballast water treatment market.”


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London Free Press Article: $100,000 donated to back Haiti water project Jan. 27, 2010
Trojan CEO Marvin DeVries said about $100,000 has poured in from the community since the London-based company announced it was sending two of its ultraviolet water purification systems to the earthquake-ravaged country.

DeVries said the response has been spontaneous and overwhelming. "We have certainly not gone out to solicit funds from everyone. It's just seems to get out by word-of-mouth."

DeVries said the first two units, which can purify a total of 27,500 litres daily, are on their way to Haiti and should arrive this week.

The larger of the two purification units will be set up at a hospital in the capital of Port au Prince and the smaller unit will also be set up at the hospital or a refugee camp.

Trojan is working with the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, which has staff that will set up the equipment.

DeVries said the cost of installing the first two units has climbed to $70,000 because water storage units, pumps, generators and spare parts had to be added.

But that still leaves money left over with more coming in from the community, Trojan's parent company the Danaher Corp., as well as matching funds from the federal government.

"There will be a phase two. We just don't know how large it is going to be," DeVries said.

DeVries said the money has come from schools, institutions, churches and individuals as well as Trojan staff.

One of the big contributors has been the students and staff at Chatham Christian high school. In one week the small private school with only 110 students and 10 staff raised $15,217.

Teacher Elizabeth Enzlin said about $11,000 was raised through a pay-what-you-can community dinner featuring Haitian-style food such as chicken, peppers, black beans and rice with all the ingredients donated.

"There were droves of people. We ran out of food," said Enzlin.

Enzlin said the school has turned the fundraising campaign into a learning opportunity with students covering an entire wall with news and photos of Haiti.

Hank Daniszewski is a Free Press reporter.

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London Free Press Article: TrojanUV and Haiti Relief Jan. 19, 2010
The water purification business is sending two units capable of cleaning nearly 30,000 litres of dirty water a day, as well as a 5,000 gallon storage tank, meaning 4,000 people will be getting clean water by the end of the week, said Marvin DeVries, chief executive of Trojan Technologies.

"Clean water is what we do. We have reacted the same as others have across the city and country.

"We are deeply distraught by the devastation and we are asking what we can do to make a difference," said DeVries.

The units -- they are worth $20,000 each -- will pump dirty water from a stream or pond and use filters and ultra-violet light to clean the water, and then into a storage tank and water will be distributed directly to residents in Port au Prince.

"I read recently that money is meaningless there, the real currency is water," he added.

Trojan is one of many Canadian businesses lining up to strengthen relief efforts in Haiti.

Tim Hortons and WestJet, for example, are just two of the most recognizable brands in Canada pitching in.

As of Monday, all proceeds from coin collection boxes at Tim Hortons coffee shop counters and drive-through locations across North America started going directly to UNICEF's fund for quake survivors. In addition, Tim Hortons announced a $100,000 corporate donation for the hundreds of thousands of displaced residents living in and around the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

Also on Monday, World Vision Canada got a lift from WestJet. The Calgary-based airline manned a free chartered flight from Toronto direct to Port-au-Prince loaded with 6,800 kilograms in World Vision supplies.

"Such human suffering needs to be addressed immediately and therefore as an organization we are responding corporately and at the employee level in the hopes of being able to provide any assistance we can," said WestJet President and CEO Sean Durfy. WestJet is also freeing up cargo space on its flights to Miami for other aid agencies to deliver supplies and made a $100,000 corporate donation to the Canadian Red Cross on Friday.

London-based Trojan is working with two agencies on the ground there, World Vision and the Christian Reform World Relief Committee, both of which have been in Haiti for years. The agencies will ensure engineers there will get the systems operating, so Trojan staff are not travelling to the area.

Trojan is working with a Thunder Bay company, Global Hydration Water Treatment Systems, which has the units now and are sending them to London, likely by Wednesday. They will be up and running by week's end, he hopes.

The Thunder Bay business uses filters to clean water while Trojan uses UV light and these units have both of those systems, making them ideal for Haiti.

"We are working hard to get these components out and ship them as a package," said DeVries.

Trojan will also send a generator and a pump as there is no power in Haiti. One of the units will be able to treat 19,000 litres and the other 8,500 litres daily.

"It will not change the situation there, but we are hoping this helps," he added.

This is the first time Trojan has sent full units to a disaster-struck area and they will look at sending more units in perhaps as early as next week as they plan to partner with schools and churches looking to support aid efforts there, said DeVries.

Trojan staff are not only volunteering their time but also donating money, matched by the company to aid in Haiti relief, he added.

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WEFTEC 2009 Booth Interview with WaterOnline Nov. 23, 2009
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Marvin DeVries interview - Turning Sewage into Clean Water Oct. 16, 2009
Trojan Technologies, a Canadian developer and proponent of large-scale ultraviolet (UV) water disinfection systems used worldwide, was named the winner of the 2009 Stockholm Industry Water Award.

In its citation, the Stockholm Industry Water Award nominating committee highlighted several recent installations of Trojan systems that illustrate the potential of UV treatment for wastewater re-use applications. The most notable of these are large-scale projects in Orange County, California and South East Queensland, Australia.

“Their work with other members of the UV industry has advanced world-wide regulatory acceptance, overcome many limitations of existing technologies, and provided a new means of protecting public health and developing new sources of water supply,” noted the Stockholm Industry Water Award nominating committee in its citation.

>>Video Interview - Listen Up TV http://trojanuv.com/about/news?id=231 TrojanUV President, Marv DeVries booth interview at WEFTEC'09 Oct. 14, 2009
>>Video Interview http://trojanuv.com/about/news?id=233 Albuquerque Water Authority Breaks Ground - Environmentally Friendly Trojan Ultraviolet Disinfection System Sep. 18, 2009
Water Authority Breaks Ground on New Environmentally Friendly
Ultraviolet Disinfection System at Southside Water Reclamation Plant

ALBUQUERQUE, SEPT. 17, 2009—The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority today broke ground at its Southside Water Reclamation treatment plant on a new state-of-the-art ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system that is environmentally friendly. The $7.4 million project will replace the potentially hazardous chlorine gas disinfection process currently used to treat water before it is discharged into the Rio Grande. The project will take approximately one year to build.

“Currently we use chlorine gas to disinfect our effluent, or outflow,” said Jeffrey Romanowski, Southside Reclamation Plant manager. “While plant staff members have done a great job of maintaining the system, handling bulk chlorine poses significant risks. With UV, we can eliminate both the chlorine and sulfur dioxide chemical systems. Plus, ultraviolet disinfection has a proven track record. UV disinfection systems are currently being used in more than 20 percent of wastewater treatment plants in North America.”

Art De La Cruz, a Water Authority Board Member and Bernalillo County Commissioner whose district includes the Southside Treatment Plant, was actively involved in planning for the upgrade. “This is a true benefit to our community,” he said. “The new UV system is better all the way around – for the Plant’s neighbors and for those who depend on the Rio Grande. We are very excited that this significant upgrade will soon become a reality.”

Ultraviolet (UV) light at specific wavelengths between 200 and 300 nanometers (billionths of a meter) disinfects water by instantly destroying the genetic material (DNA) within viruses, bacteria and chlorine-resistant protozoa. This eliminates their ability to reproduce. Unable to multiply, the microorganisms die.

UV disinfection is simple, chemical-free and extremely safe. It does not require special staff training, certification or emergency response and evacuation plans. Also, unlike chlorine, UV cannot be overdosed and does not create any potentially harmful byproducts.

The first phase of the project was selection of the correct ultraviolet disinfection system for the Southside Reclamation Plant. The Water Authority went through a request for proposal process to select the disinfection equipment to meet their needs.

The system selected for the project, the TrojanUV3000Plus™, is currently in use at more than 1,000 facilities worldwide. It is a reliable, user-friendly system that is cost effective to operate and maintain, and that maximizes UV lamp output. Trojan Technologies, the company that makes the system, said its UV lamps deliver 98 percent of full UV output after more than one year of use and have 20 percent less decline in output after 12,000 hours of use compared to competitive UV lamps.

Water Authority Breaks Ground on New, Environmentally Friendly Ultraviolet Disinfection System at Southside Water Reclamation Plant

Romanowski explained that the system was also selected because “it is a very flexible and modular and will fit well within the existing Plant’s footprint.”

The UV disinfection project includes the following components:
• Construction of a 3,172 square foot building to house the new system that will match the Plant’s existing architecture;
• Demolition of an old aeration basin that is no longer needed;
• Installation of junction boxes to tie the new system into existing pipes; and
• Installation of an emergency generator.

The new system will handle an average water flow of 76 million gallons per day with capacity to handle a peak water flow of 120 million gallons per day. Currently, the Southside Water Reclamation Plant treats about 55 million gallons of water a day.

CH2M HILL, Inc. is the engineering consulting firm that prepared the design and is currently assisting with services during construction. Albuquerque-based RMCI, Inc. is the general contractor for the project. McDade Woodcock, Inc., which is based in Albuquerque and also has offices in Colorado, will handle the electrical work.

Romanowski said, “We’re excited that the project is underway, and look forward to being able to upgrade our water disinfection capabilities with a system that is inherently safe and environmentally friendly.”

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>>Albuquerque Journal Article [PDF] http://trojanuv.com/about/news?id=230 Asian Water article: UV Has Made Steady Progress in Displacing Chlorine - TrojanUV President Sep. 15, 2009 AW: Congratulation for winning the prestigious Stockholm award. What were the barriers to applying UV disinfection for water treatment when it was first started and how has that changed?

MDV: Thank you. In wastewater applications, we have made steady progress in displacing the use of chlorine in favour of using UV. In the beginning, the barriers to adoption were mostly the general resistance to change away from a proven method of treatment to a newer method. In some cases, the initial cost of switching over versus maintaining the status quo was also a barrier. These barriers are being overcome as more communities see the benefit of using a safe, reliable, cost-effective, non-chemical means of disinfection.
       In water disinfection applications, the steady increase in the adoption of UV for disinfection has stemmed from the growing recognition that chlorine is not effective in addressing the full range of pathogens which may be present in surface water sources, coupled with the recognition that UV is very effective in addressing many of the pathogens that are quite resistant to chlorine. In most instances where UV has been applied to drinking water disinfection, it is applied as part of a multi-barrier disinfection strategy, one which uses both UV and chlorination.

AW: Would you like to recount the role Trojan Technologies has played in pioneering UV technologies?

MDV: From its very inception, Trojan has maintained a strong commitment to applied research and new product development. This has led to many of the innovations in the UV industry which have helped to make UV practical, user-friendly, cost-effective and scaleable - so that it can be used in a broad range of applications. Trojan has also been engaged in actively promoting the use of UV technology, by collaborating with academic institutions around the world in their various research programs into the application of UV in addressing issues of local concern.

AW: How important are partnerships for the progress of a new technology?  Can you give some examples from your own experience?

MDV: Partnerships are a key component of Trojan’s product development efforts. We actively collaborate with leading companies in the UV lighting and power supply sectors to co-develop new core technologies which enable us to introduce newer, more efficient and cost-effective UV systems. In addition, ongoing partnerships and relationships with universities and various research organizations to investigate new technology and create innovation are a key part of Trojan’s development as a leading water treatment solutions provider.
     To give one specific example, for more than 15 years, Trojan has maintained a strategic partnership with Nedap, a leading provider of advanced electronic power supplies. Through this partnership, Trojan has
been able to introduce the use of highly efficient and reliable power supplies for all of our major product lines. The benefits to Trojan customers of using these power supplies include high electrical efficiency, the ability to provide a UV dose that is precisely matched to the dynamic demands of the water quality being treated, and very compact space requirements.

AW: How do you think CFD modelling has helped the UV disinfection industry?

MDV: CFD modeling has helped the UV industry by enabling the prediction of UV system performance in full scale systems. While CFD modeling capabilities within the UV industry have improved significantly over the past few years, however, there is still a requirement to properly validate the actual performance of full-scale systems through bioassay-based testing.

AW: Do you agree that LEDs will be the new UV light sources of the future?

MDV: I think that remains to be seen. There is still a four or five orders of magnitude difference in the price performance of UV LEDs versus conventional UV lights, and while we certainly expect that gap to narrow over the coming years, we believe it may be difficult for UV LEDs to achieve the overall price competitiveness with more conventional UV light sources, in spite of their potentially higher operating efficiency.

AW: In what ways are UV disinfection systems reducing their environmental footprint?

MDV: First of all, I should point out that various studies have shown that the environmental footprint of UV compared to other forms of disinfection can be substantially smaller, given the substantial environmental footprint of chlorine contact basins, as well as the energy requirements to produce chlorine. Secondly, UV disinfection systems are further reducing their environmental footprint through continued advances in UV system overall efficiency, advanced lamp cleaning systems, and reductions in the material inputs in larger scale UV systems relative to their treatment capacity.

AW: While the main markets for UV disinfection are in Europe and North America, how do you see the growth in Asian markets? Is the growth more in wastewater treatment?

MDV: In the near term, we believe the growth in Asian markets is likely to take place primarily in the wastewater treatment market segment. It is however, worth noting that China has already installed and will soon be operating its first large scale Trojan UV system for municipal drinking water disinfection, and plans are underway to apply the technology in other drinking water treatment facilities in China as well.

AW: What are the prospects for combining UV disinfection with other technologies such as ozonation and hydrogen peroxide? Where can these be applied?

MDV: The use of UV technology in combination with hydrogen peroxide has been demonstrated to be a very effective way to treat a variety of micro-pollutants in our drinking water supplies, or in cases where wastewater is to be purified to achieve drinking water quality. Trojan has installed large-scale UV oxidation systems in numerous high
profile projects around the world, including sites in Orange County, California, in Brisbane, Australia, in Aurora, Colorado, USA, and in PWN - a major Water Board in the Netherlands.

About Trojan Technologies
Trojan Technologies (www.trojanuv.com) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation of Washington, D.C. Trojan designs, manufactures and sells UV systems for municipal wastewater and drinking water facilities, as well as for the industrial, commercial and residential markets. The company also provides UV treatment for the removal of certain chemicals from water. With over 5800 municipal facilities in more than 80 countries using its technology, Trojan has the largest installed base of UV systems in the world. Headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, the company has offices in the U.K., Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain, and the U.S.

Creating wetlands with UV
In the Mt. View Sanitary District 1, Martinez, California, an enterprising wastewater treatment plant operator elected to recycle wastewater instead of building a pipeline to pump the waste into the ocean. As chlorinated water damages the ecology, he removed chlorination from the wastewater treatment plant, installed Trojan UV, and created a wetland on a piece of industrial wasteland (a contaminated site), which served as the discharge reservoir. The 135 acres of previously unusable land are now a beautiful marsh. “Biologists have identified in the marsh 123 species of birds, 69 species of plants, 26 species of mammals and 34 species of aquatic invertebrates. At least 13 species of birds find the marshes suitable for nesting.” Water that would have been “wasted” to the ocean is now available locally, and stays in the environment from which it was extracted. The district has received numerous awards for its environmental approach

All is well that ends well
In Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, three wells providing water for the city were decommissioned when it was discovered that they were contaminated with an industrial chemical. Decommissioning of the wells led to water shortage and also caused the water table to rise, resulting in flooded basements.  Installation of UV-oxidation on these wells allowed them to be brought back online. Basements are no longer flooded, the city is no longer short of water, the cost of the remediation is very manageable, and, most importantly, the water is safe.

>>Article [PDF] http://trojanuv.com/about/news?id=232 Trojan Technologies featured in Treatment Plant Operator Magazine Sep. 1, 2009 Trojan Technologies was featured in three articles in the Treatment Plant Operator Magazine (TPO):

"Staying True" - September 2009
By Mike Grennier

The City of Roseville, Calif., follows through on energy and environmental initiatives ranging from recycled water best practices to cooler effluent for local salmon run.

UV disinfection - Another priority at both treatment plants is meeting NPDES permit requirements and complying with the California Toxics Rule (CTR). The city recently converted the Dry Creek plant from chlorination to UV disinfection, and Pleasant Grove will also convert to UV by 2010.

“With the California Toxics Rule, chlorine disinfection byproducts need to be down in the parts per billion,” O’Brien says. “The only way for us to meet that discharge criteria was to eliminate all chlorine. Treating without chlorine also has a water-quality benefit in that we’ve reduced the salinity of the effluent.”

The City of Roseville, Calif., follows through on energy and environmental initiatives ranging from recycled water best practices to cooler effluent for local salmon run

At Dry Creek, the plant’s five effluent channels are treated with a Trojan UV3000 Plus disinfection system. Each channel, with four banks of 120 low-pressure, high-intensity lamps, can treat up to 9 mgd, for a peak disinfection capacity of 45 mgd. The system began operation in May 2009.

“We went through extensive testing to make us absolutely confident using the system before we discharged to the creek,” says O’Brien. The staff opted for a UV system with automated cleaning to minimize routine maintenance.

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"Small Staff, Big Performance" - August 2009
By Jack Powell

The regional treatment facility in Sussex, Wis., maintains consistent permit compliance in the face of continuous growth and treatment process expansion.

A major upgrade completed early in 2009 increased pumping capacity, treatment capacity and storage. It added two aerators, a clarifier, and a UV disinfection system (Trojan). In addition, the gravity sludge thickener was replaced with one of the plant’s two 1.5-million-gallon biosolids storage tanks.

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"The Right Chemistry" - April 2009
By Jim Force

Smart operation and sound maintenance play key roles in exemplary performance year after year at the Kalispell (MONT.) Wastewater Treatment Plant.

After clarification, the treated water passes through up-flow sand filters for advanced TSS removal. Trojan ultraviolet light units (Trojan Technologies) disinfect the effluent without chemicals. “We must be one of the earliest plants to employ full-scale UV,” says Emrick. “We’re proud of the fact that we are not adding chemicals to our discharge.”

The plant will also have a third final clarifier and a larger, modern Trojan UV system. The plant expansion will also incorporate odor control.

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>>Article [PDF] http://trojanuv.com/about/news?id=130 UV Light - A Brighter Disinfection Alternative article featured in WaterOnline Magazine Sep. 1, 2009 BY ROB JANSEN, KENNY KHOO, AND REGAN THOMPSON
Through many decades of research and development, UV (ultraviolet) disinfection technology has seen significant advances in the types of water that can be treated, the operation and maintenance of the UV equipment, and the overall cost-effectiveness of a UV system.

Approximately 25% of the wastewater treatment plants in North America currently use UV for disinfection. Although UV’s primary use in North America has been for wastewater, many drinking water facilities are also installing UV in order to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule to protect water supplies from Cryptosporidium — a chlorine-resistant organism that is easily treated with low doses of UV.

Non-Chemical Approach To Disinfection
UV light is a form of light invisible to the human eye. UV light at wavelengths between 200 nm and 300 nm (billionths of a meter) are categorized as germicidal — meaning they are capable of inactivating microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. This capability has allowed the widespread adoption of UV disinfection as an environmentally friendly, chemical-free, and highly effective way to disinfect and safeguard water against harmful microorganisms.

Unlike chemical approaches to water disinfection, UV light provides rapid, effective inactivation of microorganisms through a physical process. The retention time required to achieve disinfection ranges from fractions of a second to a few seconds. This eliminates the need for a chlorine contact chamber, thereby reducing the required footprint and cost of installation.

When designing and sizing a UV system for an application, several water quality parameters must be considered such as peak flow, average flow, UV transmittance (UVT), and total suspended solids (for wastewater). UVT is the amount of UV light that is able to penetrate the water. The upstream treatment processes play a major role in determining the UVT
value. Primary wastewater plants, for example, would have higher total suspended solids and a lower UVT value. Plants with lower UVT are still able to use UV but typically require more equipment or more powerful lamps.

Less Maintenance Through Innovation
UV disinfection technology has evolved immensely from earlier generations of systems. Operation and maintenance requirements have significantly reduced. Advancements such as increased lamp output, extended lamp life, automatic chemical/mechanical sleeve cleaning systems, automated dose/flow pacing, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition integration make today’s UV systems easy to operate and maintain.

Lower Life Cycle Cost
The cost of retrofitting an existing chlorination system to UV is a common evaluation. The capital cost of a UV system is higher than a typical sodium hypochlorite system. Fortunately, the operating cost of a typical UV system is significantly lower than a hypochlorite system due to the increasing cost of chemicals. The retrofit of an existing hypochlorite system to UV has a high initial capital cost, but over a span of a few years, the cost of the UV system would provide a return on investment. This payback is illustrated in Figure 1, since the cost of electricity and replacement lamps are lower than the cost of purchasing hypochlorite and associated dechlorination chemicals. Plants can also benefit from the nonmonetary benefits of a UV system such as increased operator safety and the use of UV as a public relations tool to emphasize the plant’s use of “green” technology.

An Inherently Green Technology
The term “carbon footprint” is now common in today’s vocabulary. Carbon footprint refers to the amount of carbon dioxide released into the environment by a given process or technology. An evaluation of chlorination and UV disinfection processes in a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can be performed to determine the environmental impact of each technology. In a LCA, various environmental impacts are taken into account such as ozone depletion, global warming potential (carbon footprint), acidification, eutrophication, ecotoxicity, human health effects, resource depletion, and land use. When the data are normalized based on the population of a given city, the results can be compared between various disinfection processes. UV has the least environmental impact since the biggest contributor to environmental impact is the transportation of chemicals due to the burning of fossil fuels.

A Bright Future
The advancements in the UV industry have benefited municipalities through the application of UV in challenging effluents, reduction in maintenance requirements, and implementation of a cost-effective disinfection solution. The installation of UV in communities has allowed operators to leverage UV as an effective public relations tool to educate the public on how water is treated in an environmentally friendly way.

Kenny Khoo is a Biochemical and Environmental Engineering graduate from the University of Western Ontario and is currently the Municipal Market Specialist at Trojan Technologies. He specializes in municipal wastewater and drinking water UV projects that have to meet requirements outlined in the NWRI UV Guidelines (2003) and the
USEPA UV Guidance Manual (2006).

Rob Jansen works for Trojan Technologies in a Business Development role and has over 16 years experience in the Municipal Wastewater industry operating and managing Wastewater Treatment facilities.

Regan Thompson is a Graduate of Georgian College Business and Sir Sandford Fleming Ecosystem Managment. He spent time working in the Environmental Analytical Laboratory Industry and currently is a Market Development Analyst for Trojan Technologies.

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