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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"processing plants"”.
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Alternative Waste Treatment System for Poultry Processing Plants
… wastewater treatment system for turkey processing plants to recover energy and reduce N and P to allowable discharge levels. The objective included: 1. Determine the quantity and quality of biogas produced from the turkey processing wastewater (TPW) and COD reduction efficiency. 2. …
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HACCP Assessment of Virginia Meat and Poultry Processing Plants
Fifty-eight meat and poultry plants in Virginia were assessed during spring and summer of 2000. These assessments were all conducted in the presence of state inspection and were designed to be non-regulatory. The audit team included N.G. Marriott, M.A. Tolbert and B.P. Quinn. The audits consisted …
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Decision Making Tools for Optimizing Environmental Sampling Plans for Listeria in Poultry Processing Plants
Meat and poultry slaughtering and processing practices have been associated with the microbial contamination with Listeria spp. Ready-to-eat poultry products have been considered as a primary agent associated with Listeria monocytogenes illness outbreaks. Developing environmental monitoring …
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IRON AND MANGANESE SPECIATION AND METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ANALYSIS OF WATER FROM PROCESSING PLANTS
… and validated for Fe and Mn species in the water processing samples. The soluble species forms of Fe3+ and Mn2+ were analysed using a chromatogram, the calibration graphs of both Fe and Mn had very good linearity (R2 = 0.9995 and 0.9999 for Fe and Mn species, respectively) in the range of 5 ng/mL …
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EVALUATING METHODS OF CLEANING AND CLEANING VERIFCATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOGENS IN FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS
… monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica in food processing facilities remains a challenging issue in the safe production of food. Once these pathogens enter a food processing environment they may persist for extended periods of time despite routine cleaning and sanitation operations. Persistence …
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Recovery and valuation of ultrafine marble dust contained in waste slurries deriving from carbonatic natural stones processing plants
… of marble powder, deriving from marble processing plants, in the building sector. The building industry is very capable of incorporating and reusing different types of waste materials deriving from different industries. The goal of the investigation is to identify potential uses for the …
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Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Interventions Used in Cattle Processing Plants to Reduce Escherichia coli Contamination in Beef
… in the beef system. However, high variability in processing plant intervention literature has prompted a meta-analysis to determine informed estimates of intervention effectiveness for QMRA parameterization. Meta-analysis derived least-squares means bacterial log reductions for acetic acid, lactic …
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System modeling, design, and control of the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) and implications for atmospheric ISRU processing plants
… MOXIE is the first step to creating an oxygen processing plant that might enable a human expedition to Mars in the 2030s through the production of the oxygen needed for the propellant for a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). MOXIE will be the first demonstration of ISRU on another planet. The goal of …
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Characterization, utilization and treatment of mechanized clam processing wastes
… to water quality deterioration caused by clam processing effluent, the Virginia State Water Control Board is imposing much greater effluent discharge limitations on the industry. Meeting these limits will require increased wastewater treatment and decreasing the water volume of water used and …
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An Analysis of Efficient Purchasing Strategies for a Soybean Meal User in France
… of the physical flow of the goods into the processing plants. In intensive regions of production, gains may be expected from better forward price opportunities in the liquid market and also from improved bargaining power of users in negotiations with sellers.
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Assessment of Salmonella enterica Biofilms and Expression Differences Among Serovars
… is a particular issue for the food industry as processing plants offer favorable conditions for biofilm formation by providing complex surfaces composed of diverse materials that are frequently inoculated with pathogens and provide an abundance of nutrients and water. This thesis initiates …
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Characterization and treatment of wastewater from blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) processing facilities
The process wastewater from three blue crab processing plants in Virginia was characterized. Most of these effluent streams were highly concentrated. For example, the retort water from the cookers exhibited the following concentrations: BOD₅ = 14,000-29,000 mg/L, TSS = 650-6,200 mg/L, TKN-N = …
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Stock
… experiences at various factory farms and processing plants, and the ways in which the production of was a means of dealing with this trauma, my experience of the manufacture of animal products. The document selectively identifies aspects of trauma relevant to this project, examples of art …
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HOME/SICK
… in communities near oil refineries and chemical processing plants and how events at these facilities affect their way of life. Many times, these are communities of color which strive to voice concerns and protect homes from harmful toxins. In one series, original and appropriated imagery serves …
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Targeted Degradation of Trinitrotoluene Using Iron (II)-Cyclodextrin-Peroxide Systems
… soil and groundwater near former production and processing plants generate large environmental concerns. A cyclodextrin (CD) mediated Fenton remediation of TNT contaminated water and sand (soil analogy) is presented. Kinetic studies were performed to elucidate the role of cyclodextrin in Fenton …
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Chemical Treatment Approaches For Industrial Plant Decontamination: Mercury remedation
Mercury causes many problems in the processing of hydrocarbons in oil and gas industries. It is a toxic metal and can lead to disastrous failure of processing plants leading to explosions and loss of life. With many of the hydrocarbon processing plants now approaching 30 years in operation they are …
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The City as a Growth Machine: Reynosa, MX
… in the recruitment of maquiladoras, or export-processing plants. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between economic development and planning practices in Reynosa. The study aims to discuss how Reynosa administrations have promoted economic development, but have failed in …
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Application of Machine Learning in Failure Prediction of Brazed-Aluminum Based Heat Exchangers
… used by the natural gas liquid recovery and gas processing industry, are subject to a uniquely stressful and harsh environment that involves large thermal stresses due to steady-state and transient thermal loads, mechanical loads, contaminants, corrosion and exposure to low temperatures. Despite …
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Predictors of obstructive lung disease among seafood processing workers along the west coast of the Western Cape of South Africa
… intake) in a working population of seafood processing workers along the West coast of the Western Cape of South Africa. Materials and method: A cross-sectional study was conducted 643 currently employed workers in two fish processing plants working fish canning and fishmeal processing. A …
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Fuzzy logic-based fault diagnosis for mining equipment failures
… factor in the productivity of many mines and processing plants. Machine breakdowns are not only expensive in terms of production losses but also important in meeting production schedules. In a complex piece of machinery like a shearer or a powered support system in a highly automated longwall …
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