Mercury Removal - SorbsterTM Hg Media
THE PROBLEM: 
- Mercury in water affects fertility, blood pressure regulation, heart disease and variable heart-rate
- 4.9 million women of childbearing age have elevated mercury levels
- Traces of mercury are now appearing in blood banks and could become the next ‘PCB’ crisis
THE SOLUTION: SorbsterTM Hg Media
- Granular, highly engineered media
- Chemisorbs the contaminants creating a non-hazardous disposal option
- Passes TCLP test
Applications:
SorbsterTM Hg media can be used in the following applications:
- Contact time of less than 1 minute allows for a variety of contacting applications
- Packed beds
- Pre-coat filters
- Fluid beds
- Canisters
Standard Solution Results:
On a standard solution of 1,000 ppb concentration (mercury), SorbsterTM Hg media accomplishes the following:
FASTER: Contact time is less than 2 minutes.
CHEAPER: ~500 lbs of media for every 1 pound of mercury removed
GREENER: 1,000 bed volume and used media passes TCLP test resulting in non-hazardous disposal option. 
CLIENT RESULTS
Testing completed on various water samples with our SorbsterTM Hg media resulted in:
- 3,000 parts per trillion (ppt) reduced to non detect (less than 20 ppt) - ground water
- 3.7 ppt reduced to 1 ppt - end of pipe effluent stream
