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Environmental Commercial Water Solutions, Incorporated, also known as GECOM, is based in Arizona and is dedicated to providing effective
and affordable water purification solutions for large municipalities
as well as smaller communities. We are providing ultimately
the most effective, reliable, complete, non-hazardous, and
affordable solutions for removing arsenic and other harmful
substances from water. Our systems and processes, together
with the Dow Chemical Company and ADSORBSIA
GTO media,
are far ahead of the competition in design, simplicity, effectiveness,
as well as affordability, and we have a remedy for your issues,
large and small.
Our primary focus
is arsenic removal. Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic
table. It is odorless and tasteless. It
is a naturally occurring substance and occurs in several forms,
often in compounds with other chemical elements. Arsenic and
all of its compounds are poisonous but the toxicity varies. For
example, inorganic arsenic - arsenic combined with oxygen, chlorine
or sulfur is thought to be the most toxic, while most organic
forms of arsenic are relatively less toxic.
In
its solid state arsenic appears as a silver-gray, brittle semi-metal
that tarnishes in the air. It is about the 52nd most common chemical
element on the earth. It enters drinking
water supplies from natural deposits in the earth or from agricultural
and industrial practices.
Non-cancer effects
can include thickening and discoloration of the skin, stomach
pain, nausea, vomiting; diarrhea; numbness in hands and feet;
partial paralysis; and blindness. Arsenic has been linked to
cancer of the bladder, lungs, skin, kidney, nasal passages, liver,
and prostate.
The EPA has set
the arsenic standard for drinking water at .010 parts per million
(10 parts per billion) to protect consumers served by public
water systems from the effects of long-term, chronic exposure
to arsenic. Water systems were to be in compliance with this
standard by January 23, 2006, providing additional protection
to an estimated 13 million Americans. Arsenic
and other problematical issues with your water will be
a thing of the past when using GECOM's efficient,
reliable, and proven systems for water purification.
Our revolutionary media, can and will replace other existing
medias because of its superior effectiveness, longevity,
pricing, and best of all, it is not classified as a biohazard
when it is removed for replacement and therefore will
not break down and allow the arsenic to be released into
and pollute landfills, soil or groundwater.
Our
media is produced by the Dow Chemical Company and
is called ADSORBSIA
GTO. It
is a granular titanium oxide with strong affinity for arsenic,
lead, and other heavy metals. This unique media is designed for
non-regen-erative applications.
The inherently high adsorptive capacity of Dow's titanium
oxide based technology has been formulated into a mechanically
stable granulation suitable for use in a broad range of potable
water applications. When exhausted, it is removed from the vessel
and replaced with new media. Spent media from arsenic loading
tests have been shown to pass both the TCLP and CA WET extraction
protocols and is classified as non-hazardous.
ADSORBSIA
GTO media
is NSF/ANSI Standard 61 certified without limitations.
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