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| Sandia National Laboratories will conduct pilot treatment demonstrations at six sites in 2005-2006. These may include demonstrations in existing pump houses, a demonstration using a portable skid-mounted unit and a demonstration using a mobile treatment trailer. Technologies will be chosen to provide a broad cross-section of treatment processes. The classes of technologies currently recognized include:
- Continuous Flow (ion exchange, metal oxyhydroxides sorbents),
- Batch (Coagulation/Microfiltration),
- Rapid filtration, and
- Reverse Osmosis.
Other types may be recognized based on the results of the technology development program led by AwwaRF. Waste characterization procedures and disposal costs will also be considered in technology selection. Pilot communities and technologies will be matched to examine a wide range of alternative technologies and site conditions. Pilot communities will be chosen based on a number of criteria including water chemistry criteria (concentrations of competing anions, solids content, redox), choice of distributed vs. Point of Use systems, access and permitting scenarios, local assistance, and socioeconomic factors.
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