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Main Title Quantitative Analysis of Industrial Water-Use Patterns in Puerto Rico.
Author Guilb, Ausberto ;
CORP Author Puerto Rico Univ., Mayaguez. Water Resources Research Inst.
Year Published 1970
Report Number OWRR-A-003-PR; 00902,; A-003-PR(3)
Stock Number PB-195 639
Additional Subjects ( Industrial water ; Puerto Rico) ; Water consumption ; Water treatment ; Cooling systems ; Waste water ; Sedimentation ; Questionnaires ; Water utilization
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NTIS  PB-195 639 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 71p
Abstract
Water-use characteristics of a sample of factories were studied in several parts of Puerto Rico. The factories belong to the metal, chemical-petrochemical, pulp-paper, and food processing classifications. A questionnaire was employed for this purpose. The two main sources of water intake reported were public utilities and deep wells. Only 32% of the plants reported treating intake water. Cooling, production and distribution of heat and power, and incorporation into product ranked highest of all water uses. Only 20% of the factories reported using evaporative type air cooling systems. Forty one percent reported practicing water reuse. The municipal sewer system, underground disposals, and the ocean ranked highest of all waste water receiving bodies. Sedimentation and neutralization were the most frequently reported waste water treatments. (WRSIC abstract)