Janice Markey- Compliance Manager Wastewater Management Team Completing your Sewer Use Discharge Permit Renewal Application provides an opportunity to check your compliance with DEP and MWRA hazardous waste regulations. The MWRA requires you list and estimate the liquids or sludge amounts removed from your facility each year. This information is easily gathered from...
Chris McLaughlin – Chemical/Field Engineer Wastewater Management Team It is important for both experienced and new operators to keep the following items in mind when working on a system: Always use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when touching wet parts. A simple hang nail exposed to clear, seemingly clean water can result in an infection. When...
Caitlin Green – Marketing & Communications Wastewater Management Team Licensed Wastewater Treatment System Operators must earn twenty (20) Training Contact Hours (TCH) every two (2) years. They must earn these TCHs through DEP approved courses such as Practical Applications’ next course on Pumps & Valves. The only acception is when you pass your...
BOSTON, MA-Practical Applications Incorporated (PAI) was recently awarded the contract to build a Batch pH Neutralization System for the Immunoassay Reagent Expansion Project. This facility manufactures reagents for use in diagnostic equipment that analyzes bodily fluids. The design of the Batch pH Neutralization System integrates state-of- the-art equipment to effectively neutralize the water before it...
Siemens Awards Practical Applications, Inc. Contract for a Batch pH Neutralization System. Download the PDF
For immediate release: Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI) showcased its’ state of the art biodecontamination technology at the 2007 Bio International Convention. PAI’s biodecontamination systems prevent the transmission of infectious diseases and bioterrorism agents into the environment through contaminated research laboratory wastewater. The 2007 Bio International Convention was the world’s largest event...
Medical College of Wisconsin Laboratory Awards Practical Applications, Inc. Contract for Biological Wastewater Chemical Kill System For immediate release: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Boston, MA—Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI) has won the bid to design and construct the Chemical Decontamination System for the Medical College of Wisconsin BioSafety Lab (BSL). PAI has designed a similar system...
For immediate release: Tuesday February 14, 2006 Boston, MA—Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI) has designed and built a custom Graywater Recovery System for use in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The system resides in a 411,000 square foot building located on Sidney Street in East Cambridge. Graywater systems are...
PM Engineer magazine awarded Practical Applications honorable mention for their Steam Kill system. Download the article PDF.
Practical Applications, Inc. Receives Second Contract for NIH/NIAID BioSafety Labs Project For immediate release: Wednesday, September 7, 2005. Boston, MA—Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI) has won the bid to design and build the Biological Decontamination System (BDS) for the 33,000 square foot Global Health Research Building (GHRB) at Duke University. The BDS will be used to...
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