Ammonia in the Environment
Ammonia is found naturally in the environment as an initial by-product from the decomposition of nitrogen rich compounds found in organic material. The environment has a certain capacity to convert ammonia to other compounds and the rate depends on temperature, pH, and other nutrient species present. When the natural ability of the environment is exceeded through the discharge from human activities, it concentrates in the water supply in dangerous quantities.
Since ammonia has a high affinity for water absorption, it can easily concentrate in lakes, rivers, and ponds . This is a major problem since dissolved ammonia is acutely toxic to fish and other water habitat in concentrations as low as five parts per million. It is imperative that any industry or municipality producing ammonia as a byproduct remove it from the water before discharging it back into the environment. As government regulations become increasingly stringent, more advanced technologies are required to increase removal and convert to safer by-products. With high removal and inert nitrogen gas end-product, AmmEL technology is a solution to both problems.
Through normal bacterial activity , the environment produces plant nourishing nitrates from ammonia. However, these same nitrates are a health concern when ingested by animals and humans while being dangerous to many aquatic species. Unfortunately, many of the conventional ammonia treatments in the marketplace use natural bacterial decomposition as part of its process - along with its inherent production of nitrate as a by-product. Maintaining optimum conditions for bacterial activity is also highly dependent on ambient conditions. In cold winter conditions, all biological activity slows down necessitating large capacity holding tanks to accommodate decreased processing rate. AmmEL technology can operate at its designed water processing rate continuously, regardless of temperature since it relies on robust and reliable electrochemical treatment technology.
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