Where does mercury contamination commonly originate?
Dental practices, clinical chemistry laboratories, histology laboratories, pathology laboratories, research laboratories, chlor-alkali facilities, and health care waste incinerators, are some of the environments where mercury contamination can be a concern.
Is there an urgent need to address the mercury contamination issue?
Yes. Mercury has been proven to be highly toxic, and there is a need to comply with increasingly stricter state and federal legislation regulating water use and discharge. Additionally, there's a need to avoid costly long- term liability, to eliminate or greatly reduce the cost of after-the-fact cleanups and, last but not least, to recycle and reuse mercury whenever possible.
What are the USA standards regulating disposal of mercury?
Current standards are typically set at the range of 1-5 parts per billion or less.
Is there a reliable solution?
KeyleX™ - a unique, proven approach to the mercury removal challenge, based on SolmeteX®'s patent pending system for binding and capturing heavy metals present in water.
What's different about KeyleX™?
KeyleX™combines chelating and affinity chromatography techniques to increase the speed of metal separation and the capacity for metals extraction.
Is KeyleX™ field-proven?
Yes. KeyleX™ is being successfully used in a wide range of demanding applications in the USA and Canada, including several major dental teaching institutions and US Navy clinics, as well as in various medical waste incinerators.
How much space will the use of KeyleX™ require?
KeyleX™ requires less space than conventional technologies currently available. And since a smaller system requires less equipment, it will also require less space, which results in less cost.
What are the advantages of KeyleX™?
- It removes mercury from complicated waste or process streams selectively and economically.
- It requires a minimal capital expense and very low operational costs.
Is KeyleX™ stable?
Yes, it operates reliably in a wide range of pH and temperatures.
Range
pH Range: 3 - 13
Temperature: 0 - 60 C
What type of results does KeyleX™ offer its users?
It treats mercury to extremely low levels — consistently offering results which meet discharge levels set by sewer authorities to comply with EPA standards.