ABSTRACT
Extensive research regarding the effectiveness of high energy electrons in treating aqueous based waste streams has been conducted over the last year and one half. The full scale research facility at the Virginia Key Wastewater Treatment Plant in Miami, Florida includes a 1.5 MeV, 50 ma electron accelerator and is plumbed to handle waste flow at 120 gpm. Source streams connected directly to the plant are potable water, chlorinated oxygenated secondary effluent, and sludge containing 2 to 8% solids. Six thousand gallon tank trucks can also be connected to the plant influent lines for large batch experiments.
