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Contaminants We Treat

Across industries, wastewater is rarely simple — it’s a complex mix of solids, chemicals, organics, and emerging threats like PFAS. At LOTIC, we treat contaminants at the source using compact, scalable systems built for the real world. Explore by sector to see how we tackle the toughest water challenges — from oilfields to food factories.

Oil & Gas

Produced water, flowback, completion fluids and other drilling waste streams in oil and gas operations often contain a complex mix of hydrocarbons, suspended solids, and treatment chemicals — many of which exceed discharge or reuse thresholds. LOTIC systems are used at onshore pits, offshore platforms, washdown facilities, and CSG operations to reduce haulage, lower disposal costs, and improve environmental performance. In centralised RO plants, particularly in CSG fields, LOTIC provides upstream pre-treatment to reduce organic loading, biofouling, and scaling — extending membrane life and improving recovery.

By generating reactive hydroxyl radicals at catalytic surfaces, complex organics are broken down into simpler compounds or fully mineralised into CO₂ and water — all without chemical additives or sludge handling.

Common Contaminants Treated:

PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons): Carcinogenic compounds in tank bottoms, produced water, and washdowns.
Hydrocarbons (BTEX, TPH): Volatile and semi-volatile organics from crude, condensate, and drilling muds.
Suspended Solids: Cuttings, formation fines, and emulsified particles.
Biocides & Scale Inhibitors: Chemical residues from completions, flowback, and well maintenance.
PFAS (site-dependent): Found in firewater runoff or legacy AFFF use at offshore facilities, firefighting training areas, tank farms, or refineries.
BOD/COD (CSG focus): Organic load from formation water and microbial activity — contributes to RO membrane fouling and elevated chemical demand.

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Mining & Metals

Tailings water, pit dewatering flows, underground inflows, and washdown wastewater from mining operations often contain heavy metals, suspended solids, acidity, and residual reagents that exceed environmental discharge limits. Remote sites and underground operations present additional challenges for traditional treatment systems. LOTIC units provide compact, chemical-free treatment of surface and subsurface flows — reducing toxicity, improving water quality, and supporting compliance at mine sites, camps, wash bays, and portals.

Common Contaminants Treated:

Heavy Metals (As, Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn): Dissolved metals in dewatering flows, tailings water, and underground inflows — toxic and tightly regulated.
Acidic Water (Low pH): From acid mine drainage or underground oxidation zones — corrosive and high in soluble metals.
Cyanide & Thiocyanate: Used in gold and silver extraction — persistent and ecotoxic.
TSS (Total Suspended Solids): Fines, silt, and washdown solids from open pit and underground activity — clog systems and raise turbidity.
Greywater & Detergents (Camp & Vehicle Facilities): Surfactants, soaps, and low-strength organics — require polishing before reuse or discharge.

Agriculture & Aquaculture

Runoff, pond discharge, livestock effluent, and washdown water from agricultural and aquaculture operations carry high levels of nutrients, pathogens, pesticides, and suspended solids. Effluent from dairies, feedlots, abattoirs, aquaculture ponds, and camp facilities presents variable and often high-strength loads that exceed typical reuse or discharge thresholds.

LOTIC’s EC-AOP systems offer a modular, chemical-free alternative to nutrient stripping, disinfection, and pesticide breakdown. By generating hydroxyl radicals and reactive oxygen species at catalytic surfaces, the system degrades organic contaminants, reduces microbial loads, and improves clarity — all without relying on dosing systems or UV. Units are deployed in-line on farms, at hatcheries, and across decentralised rural networks to enable safe discharge or reuse for irrigation, aquifer recharge, or controlled environmental release.

Common Contaminants Treated:

Nutrients (Nitrogen, Phosphorus): From fertiliser application, livestock effluent, and food processing — causes eutrophication and algal blooms in waterways.
Pathogens (E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter): Faecal matter from livestock, poultry, and aquaculture — presents public health risks and limits reuse potential.
Pesticides & Herbicides (e.g., Atrazine, Glyphosate): Persistent organic compounds that bioaccumulate and disrupt aquatic ecosystems.
Turbidity & Sediment: Soil particles, manure solids, and organic matter in runoff and drainage — reduces light penetration and oxygenation in surface waters.
BOD/COD: Biodegradable organics from shed washdown, crop residue, and food handling — drives microbial oxygen demand and odour generation.

Industrial & Manufacturing

Process wash water, cooling tower blowdown, CIP effluent, and chemical rinses from industrial and manufacturing operations often contain oils, surfactants, solvents, residual chemicals, and dissolved metals. These waste streams vary widely in composition and load, frequently exceeding trade waste limits and challenging conventional treatment systems.

From metal finishing and plastics to textiles, hide tanning, packaging, and chemical production, industrial sites generate complex wastewater that often requires pre-treatment before discharge or reuse. Traditional approaches — pH adjustment, coagulation, filtration — struggle with variability and dissolved-phase contaminants.

LOTIC’s EC-AOP technology fills this gap by breaking down tough organics and oxidising problem compounds at the molecular level. The system treats hydrocarbons, surfactants, solvents, and emulsified oils while also reducing metals and improving overall effluent quality. Units are installed at-source or integrated into existing infrastructure, providing a modular, chemical-free upgrade to legacy trade waste systems.

Common Contaminants Treated:

Oils & Grease (FOG): From machinery lubrication, cutting fluids, and product residues — causes blockages, odours, and surface sheen.
Surfactants & Detergents: Used in cleaning, CIP systems, and process rinses — foaming, emulsification, and toxicity are common issues.
Solvents & VOCs (e.g., Toluene, Acetone): Present in paints, coatings, adhesives, and cleaning agents — flammable and environmentally hazardous.
Heavy Metals (Chromium, Nickel, Zinc): From electroplating, fabrication, and raw material residues — toxic and tightly regulated.
High COD/BOD: Organic and chemical oxygen demand from industrial ingredients and by-products — leads to surcharge costs and treatment plant overload.

Marine & Logistics

Bilge water, washdown effluent, chemical slops, and tank cleaning wastewater generated during the transport, handling, and storage of industrial fluids across marine and logistics operations contain hydrocarbons, surfactants, dispersants, and elevated TDS. These streams often originate from vessels, port terminals, ISO tank depots, and road tanker wash bays — where complex, emulsified, and mixed-load wastewaters are difficult and expensive to treat.

The transport, handling, and storage of industrial fluids by sea and land generates a wide range of contaminated wastewater — including oily washdown, fuel residues, chemical slops, emulsified hydrocarbons, and saline water. ISO tanks and road tankers used for moving these fluids often require specialised cleaning, producing complex effluent streams that are costly to treat or dispose of.

LOTIC’s EC-AOP units are deployed onshore and offshore to break down hydrocarbons, oxidise surfactants, reduce TDS, and improve overall effluent quality — enabling compliant discharge and minimising reliance on off-site disposal. The modular design suits installation in barge-based systems, containerised skids, tanker wash facilities, and decentralised port infrastructure.

Common Contaminants Treated:

Bilge & Washdown Water: Fuel residues, oil, and wash chemicals from vessels, docks, and tank interiors.
Hydrocarbons (TPH, Diesel Range Organics): Present in cargo residues, spills, and flushing operations — toxic and persistent.
Dispersants & Surfactants: Found in cleaning solutions and emulsified waste streams — resist traditional separation methods.
Suspended Solids: Rust, marine growth, paint flakes, and debris — contribute to turbidity and solids loading.
Salinity & TDS: Elevated conductivity from cleaning agents, chemical residues, or seawater traces — LOTIC reduces organics that contribute to TDS and corrosion risk, but is not designed for salt removal.
Mixed Industrial Slops (ISO Tanks / Road Tankers): Variable high-strength waste collected during tank cleaning — ideal for decentralised treatment with EC-AOP.

Leachate & Remediation

Landfill leachate, groundwater intercepts, and contaminated site runoff are among the most complex and variable wastewater streams in the environmental sector. These fluids often contain a mix of ammonia, PFAS, COD, VOCs, heavy metals, and emerging contaminants that resist biological treatment, overwhelm municipal systems, and incur high disposal costs.

Contaminated landfills, legacy industrial sites, defence facilities, and oil-impacted zones often require mobile containment or groundwater interception systems. Emergency response efforts — including chemical spills, firewater runoff, or flood-affected sites — face similar treatment challenges, with little time for conventional infrastructure.

LOTIC’s EC-AOP technology provides fast, modular deployment for both planned remediation and unplanned emergency response. The system degrades persistent organics, reduces chemical oxygen demand, and breaks down recalcitrant compounds like PFAS and VOCs at the molecular level — without chemical dosing or sludge generation. Compact units are deployed for mobile polishing, on-site trials, or full-scale remediation at brownfields, landfills, fire training grounds, and spill-affected zones.

Common Contaminants Treated:

PFAS & Emerging Contaminants: Persistent, mobile compounds from firefighting foams, industrial waste, and landfill liners — oxidised at the molecular level by EC-AOP.
Ammonia & Nitrogen Species: Produced by anaerobic breakdown of organics in waste — contributes to eutrophication and is regulated in most effluent permits.
COD/BOD: Organic loading from putrescible waste and historical spills — drives oxygen demand and overwhelms biological systems.
Heavy Metals (Zn, Cu, Pb): Often leached from buried waste, ash, batteries, or industrial residues — toxic and persistent.
VOCs & Solvents: Volatile compounds like benzene, trichloroethylene (TCE), and phenols — common in legacy fuel sites and degreasing operations.

LOTIC here gives you a genuine non-biological, advanced oxidation alternative to leachate hauling, slow wetlands, or overburdened biological reactors — and puts you in a strong position to respond to emerging PFAS regulations.

Municipal & Reuse

Stormwater, greywater, depot washdown water, and decentralised wastewater from municipal and community infrastructure often carry fluctuating loads of organics, nutrients, pathogens, and residual chemicals. Ageing infrastructure, variable influent quality, and stricter discharge regulations make it increasingly difficult for local councils, utilities, and facility operators to meet compliance using conventional biological or chemical treatment alone.

LOTIC’s EC-AOP units offer a low-maintenance, plug-and-play solution for polishing effluent prior to reuse or environmental release. By generating reactive oxygen species at catalytic surfaces, the system enables disinfection, reduces organic load, and improves water clarity — without chlorine dosing, UV maintenance, or membrane fouling. Deployed as part of decentralised schemes, council depots, or as a final stage downstream of biological treatment, LOTIC supports smart, scalable infrastructure where reliability, footprint, and ease of use matter.

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Common Contaminants Treated:

TSS & Turbidity: From stormwater, silted catchments, and pipe flushing — causes blockages, odour, and reduces reuse quality.
Nutrients (Nitrogen, Phosphorus): From fertiliser runoff, green waste, and trade waste inflows — drives algal blooms and aquatic ecosystem damage.
Pathogens (E. coli, Enterococci): Found in greywater, septic effluent, or combined sewage overflows — must be removed before reuse or discharge.
BOD/COD: From washdown, organic debris, and food residues — increases oxygen demand and creates odour issues.
Residual Chlorine & Chemicals: From cleaning agents or previous treatment steps — interferes with biological processes or downstream uses.

Food & Beverage

CIP effluent, washdown water, process rinses, and waste from raw material handling in food and beverage operations contain high-strength organic loads, fats, oils, grease (FOG), surfactants, disinfectants, and suspended solids. These contaminants can overwhelm biological systems, foul membranes, and trigger trade waste surcharges or discharge compliance issues — particularly where cleaning cycles, flow variability, or temperature fluctuations complicate treatment.

LOTIC’s EC-AOP systems are designed to polish industrial wash water and CIP waste in demanding environments. The system breaks down both biodegradable and persistent organics, oxidises FOG, reduces surfactants, and improves water clarity — without chemical dosing, sludge production, or membrane dependency. Compact units are deployed for inline or batch-mode treatment across meat processing, dairy, brewing, bottling, and packaging plants — enabling reliable, scalable, and low-maintenance wastewater management.

Common Contaminants Treated:

BOD/COD: High organic loading from sugars, proteins, starches, and cleaning waste — major contributor to surcharge fees and odour issues.
Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG): From meat, dairy, and frying operations — emulsified and difficult to separate with conventional grease traps.
Surfactants & Detergents: From CIP (clean-in-place) and washdown systems — create foaming, emulsions, and are hard to biodegrade.
Suspended Solids: Food particles, pulp, starches, and packaging debris — reduce clarity and increase sludge volume.
Disinfectants & Cleaning Agents: Residual chlorine, peracetic acid, or caustics — interfere with biological treatment and require controlled oxidation.

Parameter	Before AOP	After AOP	% Removed
Aldrin (Pesticide)	0.0630	0.0010	98.4%
Aluminum	224.00	0.69	99.7%
Ammonia	49.00	19.40	60.4%
Arsenic	0.076	<0.0022	97.1%
Barium	0.0145	<0.0010	93.1%
Benzene	90.10	0.359	99.6%
BOD	100.0	12.0	88.0%
Boron	4.86	1.41	70.8%
Cadmium	0.1252	0.0062	95.0%
Calcium	1321	21.4	98.4%
Chlorpyrifos (Pesticide)	5.87	0.010	99.8%
Chromium	1.05	0.0340	96.8%
Cobalt	0.1238	0.0214	82.7%
Copper	0.793	0.0662	91.7%
Cyanide (Free)	723.0	<0.020	99.9%
Cypermethrin (Pesticide)	0.1430	0.0032	97.8%
DDT (Pesticide)	0.2610	0.0020	99.2%
Diazinon (Pesticide)	34.00	0.050	99.9%
Ethyl Benzene	428.00	0.3720	99.9%
Fluoride	1.10	0.4150	62.3%
Gold	5.70	0.2400	95.8%
Iron	68.34	0.1939	99.7%
Lead	1.06	0.0218	97.9%
Lindane (Pesticide)	0.1430	0.0031	99.3%
Magnesium	13.35	0.0180	99.9%
Manganese	2.20	0.0148	99.3%
Mercury	0.730	<0.0031	99.6%
Molybdenum	0.650	0.0112	98.3%
MP-Xylene	41.68	0.0570	99.9%
MTBE	21.58	0.0760	99.6%
Nickel	1.86	0.070	96.2%
Nitrate	116.0	2.6	77.8%
Nitrite	21.0	1.4	93.3%
Nitrogen TKN	1118.88	59.0	94.7%
NTU (Turbidity)	35.34	0.25	99.3%
O-Xylene	191.0	0.416	99.8%
PCB (Arochlor 1248)	0.20007	<0.0001	99.9%
Petroleum Hydrocarbons	12000	0.20	99.9%
Phosphate	28.00	6.00	78.6%
Platinum	0.250	0.006	97.6%
Potassium	2000.0	1160.0	42.0%
Propetamphos (Pesticide)	0.007	0.0004	94.0%
Selenium	68.00	38.00	44.0%