Metals can find their way into wastewater generated as a result of various industrial processes including:
- Metal working operations
- Spent baths from plating and etching operations
- Rinse water from plating baths
- Casting operations
- Air scrubbers
- Ore process waters
- Dissolution of metal-containing catalysts
- Oil and gas extraction (produced water)
- Incidental corrosion, such as cooling tower blowdown
Nalco Water offers a comprehensive suite of technologies and products for metals removal highlighted by our patented NALMET® polymer soluble heavy metals control technology. NALMET is capable of precipitating soluble heavy metals down to extremely low levels. All of our metals removal technology is designed to improve your environmental conformance, while helping you conserve resources and manage your total cost of operation.