FreshAWL^® WOW-Air B™, WOW-Air B28™ and WOW-Air S™ are the wastewater treatment answers for:

• Algae Control and Removal
• Anaerobic Wastewater Odor Elimination
• Insect Activity Inhibition
• Odor Elimination in High Organics Situations
• Sludge Reduction

FreshAWL products are organic, friendly to waste treatment system and the environment and specifically designed to remove hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), selenides and mercaptans.

H₂S has a low solubility in the wastewater and becomes readily offensive to the human nose as a strong, rotten-egg odor. H₂S can be a health hazard even even deadly. In addition to its odor, H₂S can also cause severe system corrosion problems that may result in breakages or shut-down. Due to its low solubility in the wastewater, it is released into the atmosphere in areas such as wet wells, head-works, grit chambers and primary clarifiers as well as anywhere the untreated wastewater is transferred. Given the right conditions, H₂S will travel throughout the wastewater treatment plant and into surrounding areas.

FreshAWL products work quickly and specifically to bind up sulfur:

• Beneficial bacteria are freed from the poisoning sulfur;
• This reaction provides a natural increase in the system oxygen (O₂) which optimizes the biochemical balance of treatment systems; and
• Simply put, FreshAWL does its job, freeing the beneficial bacteria to do theirs.

Anaerobic Waste Treatment

WOW-Air B and WOW-Air B28 for Anaerobic Odor Reduction/Elimination

Most waste water treatment systems have inherent potential to generate and release foul odors. Systems that have anaerobic conditions must treat these odors differently than aerobic conditions.

Anaerobic odor conditions occur when oxygen transfer to the wastewater is limited or unavailable such as in a force main or anaerobic digester. In the confined anaerobic state, the wastewater microbes have no dissolved oxygen available in the wastewater for respiration.

This oxygen poor condition allows microbes known as "sulfate-reducing bacteria" to thrive. These bacteria utilize the sulfate ion (SO_4-) that is naturally abundant in most waters as an oxygen source for respiration. The by-product of this activity is hydrogen sulfide (H₂S).

WOW-Air B28 is also the right choice for aerobic conditions where organics are high or algae is a problem. While this solution specifically seeks out and eliminates H₂S; it also provides the added benefit of controlling algae growth which can be a significant problem in ponds and clarifiers.

Wastewater Treatment Sludge Ponds

WOW-Air S for Sludge Reduction — WOW-Air S works to penetrate the cellular walls of wastewater sludge that builds up in ponds and collection stations while controlling odor at the same time. This sludge penetration promotes the dewatering of the cellular contents and causes structural collapse. This product application is especially useful for what is known as “Spring Turnover.”

Sludge ponds that are subject to drastic temperature changes, undergo a process that results in a large amount of the bottom sludge rising to the surface. When this happens a condition called “caking” typically occurs. WOW-Air S will also reduce the cake. This cake will attract many insects. It will stick to and dry up on the pond borders.

Using WOW-Air S will result in a significant sludge volume reduction and conversion to a more silt-like consistency which makes for easy removal, no "cake" feeding for insects and no dry cake pond borders. Whether there is a large collection of sludge on the pond bottom or it is necessary to move more sludge than anticipated, WOW-Air S is the solution.

NOTE: FreshAWL solutions do not contain enzymes or surfactants and are not to be used in conjunction with Ferric chloride or Chlorine.

PRODUCT SAFETY — WOW-Air products are so safe that they are GRAS certified and are not regulated by OSHA or DOT as hazardous materials. While these products are organic and 100% biodegradable, the Material Safety Data Sheets should be understood before use and may be downloaded from the top navigation bar > MSDS at: www.freshawl.com.

WOW-Air products are safe, stable, non-corrosive, does not require special handling or training and is not subject to spikes due to temperature or loading factors.