MAR Systems is committed to partnering with organizations and communities around the world to solve or reverse our global water crisis. The presence of metal contaminants from natural and man-made sources is increasing quickly and globally, and the effects of these hazardous materials in water streams have serious consequences for both the human race and our environment. The following list shows just some examples of how MAR Systems is ensuring our drinking water is safe for consumption and our environment is protected.
Case Western Reserve University
MAR Systems’ investment fund has awarded a substantial grant to Case Western Reserve University to sponsor a post doctoral fellow to analyze an improved water treatment media created by MAR Systems.
MAR Systems received two U.S. patents in 2008 for certain processes of reducing the levels of mercury and arsenic in industrial water streams, and the study will help in the process of developing a market-ready product by the end of 2009. Initial testing showed the Sorbster™ brand of media extracts hazardous materials an estimated 90 percent faster than other medias in the market
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The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO)
Established in 1948 to control and abate pollution in the Ohio River Basin, ORSANCO is an interstate commission representing eight states and the federal government. Member states include Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. ORSANCO operates programs to improve water quality in the Ohio River and its tributaries.
- www.orsanco.org
International Joint Commission of the US and Canada - John Nevin : Strategic Policy Advisor
The International Joint Commission was created between Canada and the United States recognizing that each country is affected by the other’s actions in lake and river systems along the border. The two countries cooperate to manage these waters wisely and to protect them from the benefit of today’s citizens and future generations.
- www.ijc.org
King County, Washington – Dr. Ngozi Oleru : Division Director, Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services Division
The Washington State Department of Ecology and the United States Geological Survey have determined that the natural background level of arsenic in Puget Sound soil is 7ppm (parts per million). The state average is also 7 ppm, and levels are 9 ppm and 5ppm in the Spokane Basin and Clark County respectively.
In western Washington a source of arsenic contamination was the Asarco copper smelting plant which operated for nearly 100 years near Tacoma. The area immediately surrounding the plant is an EPA superfund site because of the serious arsenic and lead contamination from the smelter. Arsenic and lead smokestack releases spread over wide parts of King County and surrounding areas, including Puget Sound. Public Health officials in Seattle and King County and the State Department of Ecology are working together to determine the extent of arsenic and lead contamination in King County.
- http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/communicable/providers/arseniclead.aspx
