EIMS to kill waste

Marine Environmental Partners (MEP), the Ft. Lauderdale based water treatment company, has developed two new treatment processes to deal with shipboard generated black (sewage) and grey (laundry, kitchen, and sink/shower) wastewater. It has also produced a simple and effective process for eliminating pollutants and bacteria in ships? ballast water. Designed with non-chemical and non-membrane components, the new systems utilise patented EIMS (electro-ionization magnetic separation) technology as its core. This process has been very successful in removing organics, minerals and heavy metals from water in land based industrial applications. Shipboard demonstrations of both systems are set to take place during the first quarter of 2002 and the focus will be on the market for cruise ships and other commercial vessels.