ATLANTA, Sept. 30, 2002 -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. announced that it has completed the construction of its new Bio-Fix® process at its Ohio waste treatment facility, and that the facility has begun accepting commercial wastewater for treatment through this process.
The Bio-Fix® process is a new technology developed by Perma-Fix that incorporates its patented variable depth biological treatment process with several proprietary water treatment processes to treat, highly organic, contaminated wastewaters, to remove the organic constituents.
The process was developed to combine the advantages of physical and chemical treatment with the cost and efficiency advantages of biological systems.
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated that, "The industrial wastewater market is a multi-billion dollar market in the U.S. and our new Bio-Fix® process is focused on the more heavily contaminated wastewater streams in this market, such as waste oils, phenols and "lean" waters. The new technology enables Perma-Fix to treat these difficult waste streams at much more competitive prices than traditional methods.
"The new process meets the EPA's new centralized treatment standards that go into effect in 2003. These tightened standards may impact the ability of certain competing treatment facilities to treat such waste streams."
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a national environmental services company, providing unique mixed waste and industrial waste management services. The company has increased its focus on the nuclear services segment, which provides radioactive and mixed waste treatment services to hospitals, research laboratories and institutions, numerous federal agencies including the Departments of Energy and Defense and nuclear utilities.
The industrial services segment provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment services for a diverse group of customers including Fortune 500 companies, numerous federal, state and local agencies and thousands of smaller clients. The company operates nine major waste treatment facilities across the country.
Source: Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
