Long-term experiences with effluent reuse

Conference · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · J. - Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6207535

Wells, D M; Sweazy, R W; Whetstone, G A

Waste water reuse projects in west Texas include reuse of Odessa, Tex., waste water by El Paso Products Co.'s $250 million refinery and petrochemical plant. The city's waste water is treated in a secondary waste water treatment plant adjacent to the petrochemical complex and passed to the hydrogen-cycle cation exchange units, sodium cycle cation exchange units, and degasifier units. The product water is then used for cooling tower makeup water and low-pressure boiler feed water, and some waste water is further treated and sold to production companies for $126/1000 cu m for injection into oil bearing formations to increase oil production. A study on possible and potential hazards associated with waste water reuse showed that salamanders in a lake receiving domestic treated waste water effluent from an air base exhibited a high tumor incidence, but no tumors were found in catfish, mice, quail, or healthy salamanders injected with minced tumor tissue. The data indicated that polcyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may be the tumorigenic agents.

• Research Organization: Texas Tech. Univ.
• OSTI ID: 6207535
• Report Number(s): CONF-7710254-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: J. - Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States) Journal Volume: 51:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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