Study Confirms Ozone Gas is Effective in Treating E-coli Contamination

Synergy Environmental, in cooperation with Ozone Solutions, Inc. has recently completed a detailed field test to determine the feasibility of using ozone gas for disinfection of e-coli contaminated ground beef.  The purpose of this first of its kind study was to validate a more practical application of ozone for use as a disinfectant for the ground beef food industry.

For many years, aqueous ozone has been used as a disinfectant for many types of food production.  For a number of reasons, however, application of aqueous ozone is not a practical technology for use in the production of ground beef.  The purpose of the study was to determine if the application of ozone gas would function as a suitable alternative.  The study evaluated both the efficacy of disinfection in this alternative application method, as well as the impact of ozone gas application on the taste of the beef.

Results confirmed gaseous ozone as an effective disinfectant; it was demonstrated that for a 150 ppm concentration of ozone with a 3 minute exposure time approximately 96% of e-coli was destroyed.  Recommendations for additional research for more specific applications were also developed.

Synergy Environmental and Ozone Solutions, Inc. plan to present the results of this study at a number of technology conferences in 2010.  For a copy of the white paper please send an email to
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Licensed Site Remediation Professional Roundtable

The New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act makes sweeping changes to the way New Jersey will clean up more than 20,000 contaminated sites. Six prominent New Jersey attorneys and environmental professionals were recently convened to share their thoughts on the impact of this legislation.  Synergy’s Rick Shoyer, one of the very first LSRP’s commissioned in New Jersey, was part of this discussion. 

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Click here to download New Jersey Law Journal article which includes Rick’s insights on the LSRP legislation(Adobe PDF Reader required to view)

Synergy Environmental’s Training group announces 2010 webinar series:

Reading, PA

Tammy Hessler, Synergy Environmental’s training coordinator has announced the schedule for upcoming education seminars from Synergy Environmental. Click on the link to register for any of the sessions listed.  Synergy Training Center

Synergy Training also offers online courses in Environmental Compliance, 2010 Energy Act Compliance, OSHA, Wastewater operators training.

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Synergy Environmental awarded site environmental management project

Royersford, PA

Brian FitzPatrick, President, Synergy Environmental, Inc. has announced the award of a new 86 site retail petroleum service station portfolio for ongoing compliance and remediation. Synergy had performed environmental due diligence, insurance underwriting technical support, environmental due diligence, and fund availability determination on behalf of their client, beginning in spring of 2009.

As a critical next step in implementing a cost effective compliance system, Synergy will be implementing FUEL-VIEW, Synergy’s patented web based compliance system for underground storage tanks (UST).

Synergy’s expertise in managing working on behalf of buyers of real estate has enabled buyers and sellers of gasoline service station portfolios to complete dozens of transactions totaling over 500 individual sites.

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Synergy Environmental announces Ozone Solutions program launch

Cherry Hill, NJ

Rick Shoyer, Director of Engineering, Synergy Environmental, Inc. announced that agreement has been reached with Ozone Solutions, Inc. of Sioux Center, IA to jointly market and distribute packaged ozone remediation services as part of Synergy’s expanded offering of remedial technologies.

Shoyer, who has been directing remediation projects for over 30 years, commented on the drivers behind the new venture,

“ We began to utilize ozone technologies in our groundwater remediation systems about 5 years ago, with varying results. Over time we learned that a key to successful implementation is the right balance in managing contact time and real time adjustment of the delivery system. Ozone Solutions has worked very closely with us in developing our proprietary real-time delivery system, which has helped our customers to greatly expedite their clean-ups and achieve regulatory closure with minimal expense and downtime.”

We have also found a number of other applications for our clients in disinfecting for the food industry, as well as water and wastewater treatment.

For more information about Synergy’s Ozone solutions or for a free webinar describing the features and benefits of ozone applications please call us at 484 369 5000 or email:.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)