PROJECT

ELG METALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Located on the Houston Ship Channel, this 6-acre scrap yard is less than
two miles away from three deep water ports and ships product to fa- QUICK FACTS
Location: Houston, Texas
cilities all across the world. The plant processes stainless steel, Ni-Cr-Fe,
Client: ELG Metals
Titanium, Monel, CuNi, Tool Steel, and NiCo alloy and also operates an Year: 2011
1,100 ton shear. In an effort to meet compliance with new TCEQ dis- Industry: Scrap Metal
Application: Stormwater
charge standards, ELG Metals worked with WaterTectonics to deploy a
Contaminants: Turbidity, Copper,
400gpm WaveIonics electrocoagulation system that would exceed their Lead, Zinc
performance requirements, maximize automation, and minimize opera-
tor oversight.

PARAMETER UNITS BENCHMARK INFLUENT EFFLUENT

Copper, Total µg/L 158 646 41.1
Lead, Total µg/L 645 347 11.2
Zinc, Total µg/L 683 1,212 34.9
Turbidity NTU N/A 314 0.34

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