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Monitoring Hydrocarbons in Bilge Water

The Situation Various processes onboard ships, such as machinery wash-down, maintenance, and leakage generate oily wastewater. This contaminated water flow collects in the bilge of the ship. Marine diesel, lubricating oils, grease, as well as garbage may be present in bilge water. The bilge water is discharged overboard, with oil and grease concentrations in the discharged water limited ...

Feb. 12, 2013

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.

Monitoring hydrocarbons in Bilge water - Case study

The Situation Various processes onboard ships, such as machinery wash-down, maintenance, and leakage, generate oily wastewater. This contaminated water flow collects in the bilge of the ship. Marine diesel, lubricating oils, grease, as well as other contaminants may be present in bilge water. The bilge water is discharged overboard, with oil and grease concentrations in the discharged ...

Mar. 14, 2017

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.

Bioremediation of Oily Bilge Using BilgeRemed on board M/V Swift Arrow

Ship board studies on effect of BilgeRemed on oily bilge water in sea going ships was carried out on a ship operating from Port Kitimat, BC in Canada. 5 gallons of BilgeRemed was added on a weekly basis to the oily bilge water holding tank after collecting a airlifting sample of oily bilge water for analysis to SARVA. The results show that the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) of the water was ...

Aug. 12, 2013

By Sarva Bio Remed, LLC

Bioremediation Of Oily Bilge Water Using BilgeRemed On M/V Cape Wrath

The study was undertaken for Crowley Shipping Company, managers for reduced Operational ships or ROSS ships to evaluate BilgeRemed for complete reduction of oil in the oily bilge water. The oily bilge water in these ships is collected by contracted trucks who transport the bilge water for off-site disposal and is generally a very expensive operation. In a cost cutting effort a study on effect of ...

Aug. 12, 2013

By Sarva Bio Remed, LLC

Electrocoagulation and nanofiltration integrated process application in purification of bilge water using response surface methodology

Marine pollution has been considered an increasing problem because of the increase in sea transportation day by day. Therefore, a large volume of bilge water which contains petroleum, oil and hydrocarbons in high concentrations is generated from all types of ships. In this study, treatment of bilge water by electrocoagulation/electroflotation and nanofiltration integrated process is ...

May 4, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Do you comply with the 5ppm requirements on oily water outlet?

HOW TO COMPLY WITH CONTAMINATED BILGE WATER! There are high costs associated with processing and handling of Bilge Water and both environment and engine crew, suffers because of contaminated bilge water. It is a well known problem that it is difficult to comply with requirements of 15 ppm (not talking about 5 ppm) for bilge water outlet from engine rooms on ships. Not allocation to the approved ...

Apr. 12, 2012

By Faroe Maritime Technic (FMT)

Faroe Maritime Technic provide total solution for treating Oily Sludge and contaminated Oily Water

We at Faroe Maritime Technic provide total solution for treating Oily Sludge and contaminated Oily Water. Firstly our products - The Sludge Dewatering Separator and The Oil Conveyor are developed for the marine industry, but the same need is also on Power plants on shore. All Oily driven Power plants have these same need for treating Oily Sludge. A brief introduction of our products. ...

Oct. 9, 2012

By Faroe Maritime Technic (FMT)

Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Wastewater

A wastewater treatment company established and operates an oil/water separation facility on a multi-acre industrial site in Northern California. Its purpose is to recycle oil products for profit while at the same time provide a wastewater treatment service for industries based in Northern California. The oily water mixes processed by the company are obtained from tanker bilges, contaminated ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.

VSEP filters produced water, saving money while protecting the environment

Every few years, Oil companies will reevaluate new technologies on the market for oily wastewater treatment. Technological improvements have been especially significant in the area of membrane filtration. New Logic Research has developed a proprietary membrane filtration system that is uniquely suited for treatment of Produced Water, Barge and Bilge Water, and Drilling Mud. The use of a ...

May 31, 2007

By New Logic Research, Inc.

EPA report on waste from cruise ships

Cruise ships operate in every ocean worldwide, often in pristine coastal waters and sensitive marine ecosystems. Cruise ship operators provide amenities to their passengers that are similar to those of luxury resort hotels, including pools, hair salons, restaurants, and dry cleaners. As a result, cruise ships have the potential to generate wastes similar in volume and character to those generated ...

Dec. 31, 2007

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

A Guide to Oil in Water Monitoring for Environmental Compliance

Applications for industrial oil in water monitoring can vary greatly. In upstream and midstream oil and gas production applications, monitoring separation efficiencies is key to optimize production rates, preventative maintenance, chemical use, flow, and environmental compliance. Separated water from the oil is called produced water and it must be cleaned of oil before disposal or ...

Mar. 1, 2014

By Arjay Engineering Ltd.

On Site Bioremediation Of Oily Ballast Waters Of Ships and Tankers

A poster presentation was made at the International Ballast Water symposium held in London, UK Paper discusses application of bioremediation products for ship board remediation of oily ballast water on ships and tankers and presents some case studies on bioremediation of industrial oily waste. Abstract Discharge of oily wasie ballast waier is a perpetual problem for most types of ...

Aug. 12, 2013

By Sarva Bio Remed, LLC

Effective products for wastewater treatment system

The process applied to alter waste water into dirt-free drinking water is called as WasteWater Treatment; the water that is no longer needed or fit for any purpose. The bilge water can be returned to the water cycle to make it suitable for drinking. This is called as water reclamation which avoids the disposal of wastewater by treating them with various recycling processes. Treatment implies ...

Aug. 13, 2016

By Genesis Water Technologies, Inc.

Cruise ship discharge assessment report

Cruise ships operate in every ocean worldwide, often in pristine coastal waters and sensitive marine ecosystems. Cruise ship operators provide amenities to their passengers that are similar to those of luxury resort hotels, including pools, hair salons, restaurants, and dry cleaners. As a result, cruise ships have the potential to generate wastes similar in volume and character to those generated ...

Dec. 29, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

M/Y Bäden Response - Case Study

The new built M/Y BÄDEN, a 90’ LOA x 22’ motor yacht, experienced a severe stability failure while being launched at the Fidalgo Marina in Anacortes, WA. The failure resulted in the vessel capsizing to port and ultimately coming to rest with an approximate 65° port list. 4 persons trapped within the vessel were rescued by bystanders. ...

Mar. 1, 2015

By Global Diving & Salvage, Inc.

An innovative integrated framework towards effective collaboration environments in construction

The research reported in this paper was aimed at exploring the introduction of IT enabled collaboration environments to construction organisations and managing the changes required to obtain full benefits. The paper firstly presents the results of a literature review on the factors affecting the success of collaboration environment implementations. Secondly, it summarises the results of case ...

Mar. 29, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Strategic tactical and operational production-distribution models: a review

The concept of supply chain management is gaining so much importance that the firms can compete in today's global economy. This paper provides a detailed literature survey of previous research on supply chain management literature at strategic, tactical, operational levels and reverse logistics, but we limited our research only to the models developed for production and distribution problems. We ...

Sep. 1, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Kay Armstrong Corners the Market in Hazardous Waste Cleanups and Community Relations

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) created the Hazardous Substance Superfund. It was intended to be a short-term program that would spend $1.6 billion over five years to clean up 400 hazardous sites around the country. Instead, more than $17 billion has been spent and only 212 sites (15% of the 1,439 listed since its inception) have been ...

Jan. 1, 2002

By ARMSTRONG and Associates

Fire Fighting Training Unit - Case Study

Project Details Customer Name: Indian Navy The Brief: Provide realistic LPG fire fighting training unit for naval personnel Location of Installation: INS Shivaji, Lonavala, India Products supplied: 2 off Fire ...

Mar. 30, 2017

By Process Combustion Ltd

Qualcomm, San Diego, California - Case Study

Project Name: Qualcomm Product: Rainstore3 stormwater retention system Application: Stormwater Detention City: San ...

Jan. 21, 2011

By Invisible Structures, Inc.

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