W. R. DAVIS

INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURVEY
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Prepared by
Lower Florida Estuary Study
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Technical Report #TS03-71-208-03.1

Environmental Protection Agency
Southeast Water Laboratory
Athens, Georgia

September, 1971-

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INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURVEY
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Prepared by
Lower Florida Estuary Study
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Technical Report #TS03-71-208-03 .1

Environmental Protection Agency
Southeast Water Laboratory
Athens, Georgia

September, 1971.

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Appendix A

ERRATA SHEET

(comma) should be . (period).
supplies should be supplied.

80,000 should be 80,000,000.

quantitatives should be quantities.

(3) should be 3/.

perdict should be predict.

over enrichment should be overenrichment.

Data should be Dade.

detrius should be detritus.

Hunbert should be Humbert.

11-18-71

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION 		1

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 		3

RECOMMENDATIONS		4

DESCRIPTION OF STUDY 		6

STUDY FINDINGS		8

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS		23

APPENDICES

A.	Project Personnel 		A-l

B.	Explanation of Abbreviations 		B-l

C.	Survey Methods		C-l

D.	Flow Measurement Methods		D-l

E.	Compilation of Data . . . 			E-l

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LIST OF FIGURES

Number	Title	Follows Page

1	DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS	8

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2	BOD LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP I INDUSTRIES	9

3	TSS LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP I INDUSTRIES	9
A	COD LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP II INDUSTRIES	15

5	OIL & GREASE LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP II
INDUSTRIES	15

6	PHENOL LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP II INDUSTRIES	15

7	BOD LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP III INDUSTRIES	19

8	TSS LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP III INDUSTRIES	19

9	COD LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP IV INDUSTRIES	21
10	TSS LOAD DISCHARGED FROM GROUP IV INDUSTRIES	21

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LIST OF TABLES

Number	Title	Follows Page

I	UNSEWERED INDUSTRIAL WASTE SOURCES IN

DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA	8

II	CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY,	GROUP	I INDUSTRIES	9

III	CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY,	GROUP	II INDUSTRIES	14

IV	CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY,	GROUP	III INDUSTRIES	19

V	CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY,	GROUP	IV INDUSTRIES	21

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INTRODUCTION

A conference in the matter of pollution of the navigable waters of
Dade County, Florida, and tributaries, embayments, and coastal waters was
held October 20-22, 1970, in Miami, Florida, on the basis of a written
request from the Honorable Claude R. Kirk, Jr., then Governor of Florida,
dated July 21, 1970. At this conference it was established that the inland
waters of Dade County are severely polluted, and are in violation of the
Dade County and Federally-adopted State of Florida Water Quality Standards.
A second session of the conference was held on February 18-19, 1971, at
Miami, Florida. At this conference initial reports of municipal treatment
plant evaluations were presented. A third session of the conference was
reconvened on July 2-3, 1971, in Miami, Florida, on the written request from
the Honorable Reubin O'D. Askew, Governor of Florida, dated May 24, 1971.
The conference was convened under the provisions of Section 10 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
At this conference the balance of the municipal treatment plant evaluation
reports and a preliminary industrial inventory were presented.

Recommendation 8 of the third session of the conference states:

"The Environmental Protection Agency shall complete its
inventory and analyses of industrial sources and report its
findings to the conferees and the Dade County Pollution Control
Officer by September 1, 1971. The Dade County Pollution Control
Officer shall immediately act on reported violations of State and
County standards and report to the conferees his progress in
correcting these violations by November 1, 1971."

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The inventory phase of the Dade County Industrial Waste Study was
presented to the conferees and the Dade County Pollution Control Officer
on July 2, 1971. It is the purpose of this report to present the findings
of the survey phase of the study to the conferees and the Dade County
Pollution Control Officer. It is not the purpose of this report to
recommend treatment methods to be used by industries.

The industrial waste survey was conceived, and has been executed,
as a cooperative study. The State Department of Air and Water Pollution
Control, working through their Southeast Regional office in Fort Lauderdale,
provided professional and technician level personnel to assist in the
field and at the Lower Florida Estuary Study laboratory, In addition,
bacteriological determinations were performed at their laboratory. Dade
County Pollution Control provided technician level personnel for field
activities. The Water Programs Office, Technical Services Program,

Southeast Water Laboratory, Athens, Georgia, provided professional
personnel to inspect the industries under study., and also performed the
analyses for mercury, metals, and cyanide in their laboratory. The
Enforcement Office, Division of Field Investigation supplies professional
personnel from both the Cincinnati Center and Denver Center. All field and
laboratory activities were coordinated through the Lower Florida Estuary
Study.

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SUMMARY AMD CONCLUSIONS

1.	Thirty-six industries not connected to sewers were sampled
during May and June 1971. Twenty-one industries discharge to the ground
water by various means and 15 discharge to surface waters.

2.	Industrial wastes are contaminating the inland waters of Dade
County by the addition of oxygen demanding materials, petroleum
derivatives, coliform bacteria and toxic substances.

3.	Industries sampled contribute over half of the BOD load discharged
into inland Dade County waters.

4.	Many industries discharge cooling waters mixed with process waste
waters.

5.	To meet treatment requirements established by the Dade County
Board of Commissioners, pretreatment will be required at most industries.

6.	In-plant changes, recycling, and improved housekeeping techniques
would substantially reduce waste discharges at many industries.

7.	Inadequately disinfected discharges from eleven food processing
and paper mill industries present a health hazard.

8.	Of the 15 industries discharging to surface waters, those
discharging to navigable waters are in violation of the 1899 Refuse Act.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

The following actions are recommended to reduce the pollution of the
waters of Dade County.

1.	The cessation of all industrial waste discharges into the inland canal
system of Dade County should be accomplished as rapidly as possible but
not later than January 1, 1973.

2.	All industrial waste sources should be connected to a regional collection
and treatment system as soon as possible but not later than January 1, 1974.

3.	A detailed process review should be undertaken by each industry
to determine the "in-plant house cleaning" and waste recycling steps
that could be taken to reduce the waste load discharged. A report
on this review and implementation timetables should be presented to
the Dade County Pollution Control Officer by January 1, 1972, The
action necessary to reduce pollution by these means should be undertaken
as soon as possible and before connection to a sewer system.

4.	All industries should treat their waste to at least the degree
necessary to comply with the Dade County Board of County Commissioners
Rule 7 -- "Regulations of the Use of Sanitary and Storm Sewers and the
Discharge of Waters and Wastes into Utilities Sewerage system." This
pretreatment should be implemented within six months and

before connection to a sewer system. This is not meant to preempt the
Dade County Pollution Control Officer from determining that greater
treatment is necessary in the interim between the present and the time
of connection to a sewer system. In all cases, treatment less than
presently provided will not be acceptable prior to connection to a
secondary treatment plant.

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5.	All food processing and paper mill industries not currently
disinfecting their waste should be required to disinfect. This
practice should continue until the waste is discharged to a
secondary treatment collection system.

6.	The Dade County Port Authority should proceed immediately on
the planning and construction of the Miami International Airport
industrial waste collection system. Progress reports shall be
submitted quarterly to the conferees.

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DESCRIPTION OF STUDY

The Dade County Industrial Waste Study was accomplished in two
chases. The first was the inventory phase, which encompassed the
.dentification of waste sources. The second was the survey phase, in
/hich the significant sources were characterized.

INVENTORY PHASE

Little was known of industrial wastes in Dade County when the
.nventory phase of the Industrial Waste Study was initiated in November
.970, The initial inventory was an industrial listing, obtained from
leveral sources, that contained an estimated 1,800 entries of industrial
md business firms together with their four digit Standard Industrial
lode (SIC) index. The inventory was reduced to 583 potential sources of
iollution by elimination of SIC listings of commercial and/or business
istablishments which produce no waste water. Further reduction of the
nventory to 233 plants was accomplished by telephone interviews and
etailed review. On-site visits were made to these 233 plants and 95
lants were found to produce significant amounts of waste. Inspection
eports indicating the nature of the plant and the waste discharge were
repared for these industries. A summary report on the inventory was
resented at the July 2, 1971 session of the Dade County Enforcement
onference. That report contains treatment needs based on information
btained during the inventory. The waste abatement procedures presented
n this report supersede those presented in previous reports.

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SURVEY PHASE

The survey phase of the industrial waste study was initiated in
April 1971. Its purpose was to characterize the major sources of
industrial waste in Dade County that discharge to ground and surface
waters. The industries evaluated were chosen by examination of the
inspection reports prepared during the inventory phase of the study.

After the industries to be sampled were determined, each plant was
revisited to obtain information on plant operation, waste treatment,
waste volumes, and sampling locations.

Sampling and analysis of the wastes were completed by July 2, 1971.
Sampling and analytical procedures are described in the appendices.

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STUDY FINDINGS

Industrial activity in Dade County consists largely of small plants
engaged in light industry. This survey was concerned with significant
industrial waste sources not connected to sewer systems. A total of 36
industries are in this category. These industries were divided into five
major groups by type of product or service.

The groups are:

SIC Code

I	Food Processing and Paper Mill Waste	20, 26

II	Aircraft Repair and Painting	37

III	Chemical and Film Processing	28

IV	Metal Plating	34

V	Paint Manufacturing.	28

All of the industries, with the exception of Homestead Air Force Base,
are located in the northeastern section of Dade County which is in the
metropolitan Miami area. Concentrations of industry occur in four areas
within metropolitan Miami: 1) the Miami International Airport, 2) the
unincorporated area between Miami and Hialeah, 3) the unincorporated area
just west of Miami Springs, and A) the section of Hialeah just north of
Miami Springs.

Of the industrial waste sources evaluated during the survey, twenty-
one discharged a total of 0.90 million gallons per day (mgd) to the ground
water, and fifteen discharged a total of 0.87 mgd to the surface waters.

Previous study showed that approximately 101 mgd of waste is discharged by all
public and private municipal waste treatment plants in Dade County.

Information concerning significant unsewered industrial waste sources in
Dade County is compiled by industrial group in Table 1, and the locations of these
sources are shown on Figure 1. The industries are identified in Figure 1 by
the code numbers presented in Table 1.

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TABLE I

Inventory of Significant l/nsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Ma j or
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of
Waste Discharged

Receiving Water

Present
Trea tment

Remarks

GROUP I

AL Borden's Dairy

7103 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami

Milk and dairy
products, orange
juice, fruit drinks

Waste water;
99,000 gpd

Organic loading
Bacteria

Ground water
via disposal
well

Process:
Settling
tank
Sanitary:
Septic tank

More frequent removal of
solids from settling
tanks necessary.

A2 Canada Dry Bottling

Co. of Florida,Inc.
5900 NW 72nd Avenue
Miami

Soft drinks

Water treatment,
product makeup,
wash water;
42,300 gpd

Organic loading 58th St. Canal

Settling 1) More frequent removal
tanks	of solids from settling

tank.

2)	Find more suitable
method of water treat-
ment plant sludge
disposal.

3)	DCPC case pending,
industry agreed to con-
struct aerated lagoon.

A3 Cott Bottling of Fla.
7130 NW 35th Avenue
Miami

Soft drinks;
22,000 gallons
per day

Product makeup,
washing;
38,800 gpd

Syrup, rinse

water

Bacteria

Ground water
via drainfield

Septic tank

A4	Dade County Dairies

7350 NW 30th Avenue
Miami

Milk products;
11,000 gpd

Wash water,
cooling;
141,500 gpd

Bacteria,
organics, emul-
sifiers, odor
control chemicals

Ground water
via spray
irrigation

Grease
trap,
settling
tank

Slight odor noticeable at
spray field.

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Ma j or
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of	Present

Waste Discharged Receiving Water Treatment

Remarks

GROUP I (Continued)

A5 Economy Packing Co.

2419 West 3rd Court
Hialeah

Butchering and
packing about 40
cattle per day

Washing;	Grease, organic Ground water

22,200 gpd	loading, Bacteria via drainfield

Grease
traps,
septic
tanks

A6 Farm Stores, Inc.	Milk and ice

5800 NW 74th Avenue	cream;

Miami	31,000 gpd

Process, cool-
ing, boiler
from well;
45,700 gpd

Waste milk and	58th Street

products, Bacteria Canal

Activated Find more suitable method
sludge	of water treatment plant

plant	sludge disposal.

A7 Federal Packing Co.
330 W. 23rd Street
Hialeah

Butchering and
packing about 50
cattle per day

Washing;
62,200 gpd

Blood, paunch
manure, grease,
Bacteria

Ground water
via rock filled
seepage area

Rock	1) More frequent sludge

filter,	removal from settling

settling	tanks,

tank	2) Rock filter should be

cleaned out.

A9 Florida Processing Co. Rendering

6900 NW 69th Street	110 tons/day

Miami Springs

Rinse water,
boiler feed;
10,100 gpd

Organic load-
ing, grease,
Bacteria

Trucked to
Virginia Key
Treatment
Plant

Skimming,
activated
sludge
plants ,
aerated
lagoon

Discharge to FEC Canal
pending approval by
DCPC.

A10 Gotham Provision Co.,
Inc .

7301 NW 74th Street
Medley

Butchers 140
cattle per day

Washing;
3 7,600 gpd

Blood, paunch
manure, grease,
Bacteria

Ground water	Settling, 1) Seepage of effluent into

via rock	grease	a low swampy area adjacent

seepage bed	trap	2) DCPC issued notice of

violation.

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Major
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of
Waste Discharged

Receiving Water

Present
Treatment

Remarks

GROUP I (Continued)

A12 Miami Board, Division
of Simkins Ind. , Inc.
P. 0. Box 1397
Miami

Cardboard,

100 tons/day from

waste paper

Cooling, wash,
process to pulp
of 99% water by
weight;

330,000 gpd
process water

Organic loading,
settleable
solids , Bacteria

Tamaimi Canal

Clarifica- DCPC case pending, industry
tion, chlo- agreed to connect to sewer
rination system.

A13 Pepsi Cola Bottling	Soft drink

Co. of Miami, Inc.	manufacture;

7777 NW 41st Street	74,000 gpd
Miami

Process boiler
feed, domestic
use from wells;
200,000 gpd

Organic loading ,
Bacteria

Dressels	Settling 1) More frequent sludge re-

Dairy Canal	moval from settling tanks

required.

2) DCPC case pending.

A14

Tallowmaster
Scott Road
Medley

Rendering
35 tons/day of
soap, fertiliz-
er and animal
feed products
from meat
scraps

Wash, cooling;
100,000 gpd

Grease, Bacteria

Ground water
via seepage
pond

Skimming 1) Has purchased an air-
cooled condenser.
2) Industry lost DCPC case.

GROUP II

B1 Test Cell Bldg 2120-
DCPA

Miami International

Airport
Miami

Aircraft engine
tes ting

Wash down
cells after
test

Grease, oil
and heavy
metals, cyanide

Airport
Drainage
Canal to
Tamiami Canal

Oil	DCPA constructing holding

skimmer	tank. Will truck waste to

a treatment plant.

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Ma j or
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of
Waste Discharged

Receiving Water

Present
Treatment

Remarks

GROUP II (Continued)

B2	Airlift, International

Miami International

Airport
Miami

Air freight
operator

Aircraft clean-
ing, striping,
and painting;
7,000 gpd

Oil, solvents,
acids, soaps

Airport
Drainage Canal
to Tamiami
Cana 1

Oil	1) Maintenance of the oil

seperator	seperator should be

improved.

2) Brought to court by DCPC.

B3 Butler Aviation of	Refurbishing

Miami, Inc.	of used air-

Miami International	craft

Airport
Miami

Aircraft
stripping and
cleaning;
1,600 gpd

Oil, caustic,
acid, solvents,
heavy metals,
kerosene, soap
mixture

Storm drain
to Airport
Drainage Canal
to FEC Canal

Settling 1) Drainfield from septic
tank	tank goes to storm sewers.

2) Issued notice of violation
by DCPC.

B5 Eastern Air Lines

Miami International

Airport
Miami

Airline, re-
furbishing air-
craft

Aircraft wash-
ing, metal
plating;

160,000 gpd
over flow dis-
charged to Air-
port Drainage
Canal; approx.
340,000 gpd to
sewer system

Oil, solvents,
paints, soaps,
heavy metals

Port Authority
Sewer System,
excess dis-
charged to
Airport Drain-
age Canal to
Miami River

Oil sepa-
rator ,
metal pre-
cipitation,
cyanide
treatment
prior to
entering
sewer
system

Issued notice of violation
by DCPC.

B6 Homestead Air Force
Base
Homestead

Air Force Base

Washing air-
craft and
vehicles;
8,900 gpd

Solvents,
detergents,
oil and grease

Tributary
Canals to
Military Canal

Oil	Issued notice of violation

separator by DCPC.

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Major
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of
Waste Discharged

Receiving Water

Present
Treatment

Remarks

GROUP II (Continued)

B7 Miami Aviation Corp.
Opa Locka Airport
Opa Locka

Aircraft refur-
bishing and
servicing

Aircraft
stripping and
cleaning;
12,500 gpd

Oil, solvents,
acid, caustic,
heavy metals

Biscayne Canal
via Storm
Drainage Canal

Waste oil
segregated
from other
was tes

Waste should be removed
from storm drainage
system.

B9 Northeast Air Lines
Miami International

Airport
Miami

Passenger and
freight airline

Aircraft wash-
ing; 110 gpd

Oil, detergents,
solvents, heavy
metals

Airport Drain-
age Canal to
Tamiami Canal

Waste oil
to hold-
ing tank
at Modern
Air Trans-
port

Issued notice of violation
by DCPC. "

BIO Propeller Service of Aircraft

Miami and Aero	maintanance,

Facilities, Div. of propeller
Propeller Service	rebuilding

Miami International

A irport
Miami

Washing,
stripping and
painting;
115 gpd

Oil and grease,
solvent,
cleaners

Drainage Canal
to FEC Canal

2 oil

separators,
retention
tank, haul-
ing service

Bll Seaboard Coastline
Railroad
Miami

Freight trans-
port

Washing of
rail equip-
ment ;

33,600 gpd

Oil, solvents,
biodegradable
soap, paint

Drainage Canal
to Little River
Cana 1

Grit cham-
ber, oil
separator,
Floatation-
Floculation
Unit

DCPC case pending.

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Major
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of
Waste Discharged

Receiving Water

Present
Treatment

Remarks

GROUP II (Continued)

B12 Air Carrier Service
Miami International

Airport
Miami

Rebuilds aircraft
engines

19,400 gpd

Oil, rust re-
mover, solvents,
detergents,
heavy metals

Port Authority
Sewer; drainage
ditch to
Tamiami Canal

Cleaning
area
wastes
to drain-
age ditch
to Tamaimi
Canal;
Plating
area waste
to Port
Authority
Sewer

1)	Issued notice of violation
by DCPC.

2)	Received permission from
DCPA to discharge clean-
ing area wastes to sanitary
sewer system.

GROUP III

C2 G. Gertz Enterprises
3401 NW 73rd Street
Miami

Knitting mill

Washing and
dyeing;
14,400 gpd

Oil and water
base disperse
type dye

Ground water
via a soak-
age pit

Process
waters:
carbon
filters,
settling
tanks;
Sanitary
wastes:
septic tank,
leach field

1)	Carbon filters were not
in operation during the
study.

2)	Plant operating signifi-
cantly below capacity.

C3 Kim Color (Tremen-
dous Color, Monkey
Color, Inc.

Photo process-
ing

Rinse water;
100,800 gpd

Photo
chemicals

Ground water
via drainfield

Silver re- Will discharge to sewer as

clamation, soon as sewer connects to

bleach re- treatment plant.

juvenation,

septic

tanks

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Major
Product or Service

Water Use
Type and Amount

Nature of	Present

Waste Discharged Receiving Water Treatment

Remarks

GROUP III (Continued)

C4 Miami Dye Works

355 NE 72nd Terrace
Miami

Dyed fabrics

Wash water;
5,000 gpd

Dye, organics,
detergents

Ground water
(salt water)
via 130 foot
well

Process

water:

settling

tank;

Sanitary

waste:

City sewer

Plant operating significantly
below capacity.

C6 Smith and Butterfield
3170 NW 36th Street
Miami

Film developer

Rinse water;
15,500 gpd

Photo chemi-
cals

Ground water,
150 foot well

Process:
Silver pre-
cipitation,
bleach rec-
lamation;
Sanitary:
Septic tank

GROUP IV

D1 Acme Plating & Finish-
ing

651 West 18th Street
Hialeah

Electroplating

Rinse water;
4 7,500 gpd

Heavy metaIs,
acid, alkaline
bases , organic,
solvents, cyanide

Ground water
via dry well

Treatment
for Cn and
Cr

Under requirement by DCPC
to connect to sewer.

D2 Airco Plating

3636 NW 46th Street
Miami

Electroplating

Rinse water;
30,000 gpd

Heavy metals,
acids, alkaline
rinse, cyanide

Ground water
via soakage
pits

Process:
neutrali-
zation, de-
tention, Cn
and Cr treat-
ment; Sani-
tary: septic
tank

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Major	Water Use	Nature of	Present

Product or Service Type and Amount Waste Discharged Receiving Water Treatment Remarks

GROUP IV (Continued)

D3 Aluminum Anodizing Co.
3630 NW 76th Street
Miami

Anodyzed aluminum

Rinse water;
9,500 gpd

Aluminum, acid,
caustic, dye

Ground water	Settling, Industry has engaged con-

via seepage	neutrali- sultant to improve waste

pond	zation	treatment system.

D4	Aluminum Finishing

Corp. of Florida
13464 NW 26th Avenue
Opa Locka

Anodyzed aluminum

Rinse water;
46,300 gpd

Aluminum, acid,
caustic, dye,
heavy metals

Ground water"
via seepage
pond

Settling

D5 Continental Bumper
Pla ting
4975 E. 10th Lane
Hialeah

Bumper refin-
ishing

Rinse water;
400 gpd

Cyanide, heavy
metals, alka-
line cleaners,
acids

Ground water	Settling Better maintenance of

settling tanks required.

D6 London Platers	Decorative

1080 E. 24th Street	plating

Hialeah

Rinse water
from well;
2,800 gpd

Heavy metals,
cyanide

Ground water
via dry well

None

D7 Milgo Electronic Corp.
7620 NW 36th Avenue
Miami

Electronic
equipment
manufacture,
electroplating

Rinse water
from chrome
plating;
5,950 gpd

Chromium

Ground water
via drainfield

Chromium
reduction,
settling,
septic tank

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TABLE I (Cont'd)

Inventory of Significant Unsewered Industrial Waste Sources in Dade County, Florida

Code Industry

Major	Water Use	Nature of	Present

Product or Service Type and Amount Waste Discharged Receiving Water Treatment Remarks

GROUP IV (Continued')

D8 Modern Aluminum Coat-
ings , Inc.

7295 NW 64th Street
Miami

Anodyzed aluminum Rinse water;

118,000 gpd

Aluminum, acid,
caustic

Ground water
via seepage
pond

Process:
settling,
Sanitary:
septic tank

D10 Tropical Plating

1825 NW 79th Street
Miami

Decorative metal
plating

River water,
wells; 400 gpd

Heavy metals,
cyanide, acids,
caustics

Ground water

Sanitary:

septic

tank

Wastes seep under shop into
ground.

GROUP V

El Associated Plastics
1010 E. 31st Street
Hia leah

Paints

Product make-
up, washing;
630 gpd

Paint, solvent,
mercury, lead

Ground water	Septic

via drainfield tank

After samples analyzed,
industry claimed it would
recycle wastes, and
eliminate the use of mercury.

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FIGURE I

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Average flows, concentrations and quantities of liquid waste discharged
by significant unsewered industrial waste sources in Dade County are presented
in this section.

The results of the individual analysis on all industrial waste sources
and the dates they were sampled are presented in Appendix E.

GROUP I - FOOD PROCESSING AND PAPER MILL WASTES

This group consists of 12 industries that discharged 1.13 mgd or 647o
of the total unsewered industrial discharge into surface and sub-surface
waters of Dade County. Seven of the industries discharge a total of 0.50 mgd
to the ground waters and five discharge a total of 0.63 mgd to the surface
waters.

The average concentrations, flows, and waste loads discharged by
industries in this group are presented in Table II. In some cases the
names of the analyses have been abbreviated. An explanation of the
abbreviations is presented in Appendix B.

The relative biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)" loads discharged by this
group are illustrated in Figure 2. Dade County Dairies is the largest BOD
discharger to the ground waters, and Pepsi Cola Bottling Company discharges
the greatest BOD load to the surface waters. Figure 3 depicts the relative
loads of total suspended solids (TSS) discharged. Gotham Provision Company
and Pepsi Cola Bottling Company are the major dischargers to the ground and
surface waters respectively. The total BOD load discharged by this group was
> 6643 pounds/day and the load of TSS was 3314 pounds/day.

* 5 day, 20°C. biochemical oxygen demand

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TABLE II

CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY
GROUP I INDUSTRIES (UNSEWERED)
DADE COUNTY, FLA.



Bordens

Canada

Cott

Dade Co

Economy

Farm

Federal

Florida

Gotham

Miami

Pepsi

Tallow-



Dairy

Dry

Bottling

Da iries

Packing

Stores

Packing

Processing

Provision

Board

Cola

mas ter

Flow (gpd)

99,000

42,300

38,800

141,500

22,200

45,700

62,200

10,100

37,600

330,000

200,000

100,001

Temp (°F)

82

83 .5

78.5

81.0

79.0

83.5

84.5

78.0

82.8

107.5

84.3

83.0

Cond ( mhos)

3607

-

-

-

-

-

-

2880

-

-

-

557

pH

7.6

10.5

6.4

7.3

6.4

7.5

6.8

8.4

6.8

3.6

8.7

7.2

Turbidity (JTU)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

368

-

-

TSS (mg/1)

253

619

294

263

580

24.9

624

610

1210

141

708

50

(lbs/day)

209

218

95.1

310

107

9.49

324

51.4

379

388

1181

41. 7

Settleable

























SoLids (ml/1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

_

_

BOD5 (mg/1)

930

-'685

466

1070

1467

35

916

174

>1735

424

971

147

(lbs/day

768

>242

151

1263

272

13.3

475

14. 7

> 544

1167

1620

123

COD (mg/1)

1364

2938

914

1675

3203

118

1770

1201

3687

897

1250

268

(lbs/day)

1126

1036

296

1977

593

45.0

918

101

1156

2469

2085

224

Organic-N(mg/l)

27.3

14.6

7.6

25.2

121.0

4.3

47.7

62.5

88.9

7.2

4.7

0.7

(lbs/day)

22.5

5.15

2.46

29.7

22.4

1.64

24.7

5.26

27.9

19.8

7.84

0.584

NH3-N (mg/1)

2.1

1.38

0.53

0.79

106

0.51

127.7

25.7

52.6

0.31

0.40

15.7

(lbs/day)

1. 73

0.487

0.172

0.932

19.6

0.194

66.2

2. 16

16.5

0.853

0.667

13 .1

N02-N03-N(mg/1)

0.061

3.61

0.041

0.067

0.070

12.1

0.011

18.7

0.069

0.094

0.056

0.407

/ (lbs/day)

0.050

1.27

0.013

0.079

0.013

4.61

0.006

1.58

0.022

0.259

0.093

0.339

Total P (mg/1

35. 1

45.2

3.9

12.8

8.6

37.2

21.7

65.3

16.2

1./-4

1.18

0.35

(lbs/day)

29.0

15.9

1.26

15.1

1.59

14.2

11.3

5.50

5 .08

3.96

1.97

0.292

Oil & Grease(mg/1)

_

-

-

_

_

_

10.3

_

_

_

99.1

(lbs/day)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.868

-

-

-

82 .6

Mercury (|ig/l)

<0.21

-

-

0.24

-

0.72

-

-

-

-

-

-

(lbs/day)

<0.0002

-

-

0.0003

-

0.0003

-

-

-

-

-

-

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TABLE II, continued

Bordens	Canada Cott Dade Co	Economy	Farm	Federal Florida Gotham	Miami	Pepsi Tallow-
	Dairy Dry Bottling Dairies	Packing	Stores	Packing Processing Provision	Board	Cola	mas ter

CI Residual(mg/1) - -	-	5.2	-	2.6	-	3.3

Total Coliform*

(per 100 ml) 80,000	0 50,000 80,000	1,250,000	0.020	1,500,000 0	2,500,000	0.010	3,000 5,500
Fecal Coliform*

(per 100 ml) 5,900	0 26 >6,000	23,000	0	6,000 0	8,000	0	5	3,250

Median values in thousands.
Indicates analysis was not

performed.

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FIGURE 2

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FIGURE 3

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There are three dairies in this group -- Bordens Dairy, Dade County
Dairies and Farm Stores. These dairy wastes contained high concentrations
of organic material as shown by the range of BOD (930 to 1070 mg/1) and
the chemical oxygen demand (COD) (1364 to 1675 mg/1). As shown in the
tables, the nitrogen discharged by these industries was mainly in the
organic form (25.2 to 27.3 mg/1). High concentrations of total phosphorus
(12.8 to 37.2 mg/1) were also discharged. Low mercury concentrations
(<0.21 to 0.72 Mg/1) were measured in the effluents of the dairies and the
total load of mercury discharged was < 0.0008 pounds/day. Bordens Dairy
has small settling tanks to treat its waste and discharges it to the ground
water through a disposal well. Dade County Dairies discharges by spray
irrigation with no prior treatment. Farm Stores utilizes a 0.06 mgd
activated sludge waste treatment plant with final sand filters, which
provided average removals of >98.9 percent for BOD, 98.0 percent for
chemical oxygen demand (COD), and 98.3 percent for TSS during the study
period. The effluent from the treatment plant was highly nitrified, with
an average nitrite-nitrate nitrogen concentration of 12.1 mg/1. The final
treatment plant effluent was satisfactorily chlorinated and no fecal
coliform were detected. Bordens Dairy and Dade County Dairies do not
chlorinate their effluents. Although these discharges do not contain
sanitary wastes, median total and fecal coliform densities were 80,000 and
6,000,000 per 100 ml respectively.

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-11

There are three soft drink manufacturers in Dade County -- Cott
Bottling Company, Canada Dry Bottling Company, and Pepsi Cola Bottling
Company -- that are not served by sewer systems. As shown on the table,
these industries discharge wastes with an average TSS range of 294 to 708
mg/1 and average BOD ranges from 466 to >971 mg/1. Substantial
concentrations of organic nitrogen (4.7 to 14.6 mg/1) were also discharged.
Canada Dry Bottling Company discharged total phosphorus at a concentration
of 45.2 mg/1 or 15.9 pounds/day during the study. This was significantly
more than quantities of total phosphorus measured in the effluents of
the other soft drink manufacturers (3.23 pounds/day).

Cott Bottling Company discharges its process waste into a septic
tank. Median total and fecal coliform densities of 50,000,000 and 26,000
per 100 ml were measured in the effluent. Sanitary waste from this plant
is reported to be discharged to a separate septic tank.

Canada Dry Bottling Company provides settling, without automatic
sludge removal, for its process wastes, and the effluent is discharged to
the 58th Street Canal. Its water treatment plant waste is treated in a
separate decantering tank that discharges to the ground.

Sanitary wastes are discharged to a separate septic tank. Only the
characteristics of the process waste settling tank effluent were determined.
Although this industry does not chlorinate its effluent, low total coliform
densities and no fecal coliform organisms were detected. Canada Dry
Bottling Company is currently under enforcement action by Dade County
Pollution Control and has engaged a consultant to design an aerated lagoon
to treat the waste.

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-12

Pepsi Cola Bottling Company also provides settling without automatic
sludge removal for its process wastes and septic tanks for its sanitary
wastes. Its process effluent was unchlorinated and a median of 3,000,000
per 100 ml of total coliform and a median of 5,000 per 100 ml of fecal
coliform were discharged to Dressels Dairy Canal. Consulting engineers
have been hired to design waste abatement facilities at this plant.

All three packing ' houses -- Economy Packing Company, Federal
Packing Company, and Gotham Provisions Company -- evaluated during the
study, discharge their effluents to the ground waters. The final effluents
discharged by Economy Packing and Gotham Provisions contained the highest
concentrations of oxygen demanding materials, averages of 1467 and > 1735
mg/1 of BOD, respectively, measured during the study. Federal Packing
Company discharged a slightly lower but still substantial concentration
of BOD, an average of 916 mg/1. The packing houses discharged the
highest concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (52.6 to 127.7 mg/1) measured and
extremely high concentrations of organic nitrogen (47.7 to 121.0 mg/1).
All of these plants have septic tanks to dispose of sanitary waste, and
none of the plants chlorinate their effluent. As would be expected in
waste from the slaughtering of warm-blooded animals, the bacterial
concentrations were the highest measured during the study. The median
total coliform densities for these industries ranged from 2,500 to 1,250
million per 100 ml and the median fecal coliform densities ranged from
23 to 6 million per 100 ml.

All the slaughter houses provide settling, without aatomatic sludge
removal, and discharge to crushed rock seepage fields. In addition to
this, Federal Packing Company provided a stone filter, which did not
appear to be operating properly, to treat its effluent.

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-13

Two rendering plants were evaluated during the study -- Florida
Processing Company and Tallowmaster, Inc. Florida Processing utilizes
skimming, a contact stabilization package plant, and an aerated lagoon
to treat its waste. During the survey, no waste was discharged into the
adjacent FEC canal, because a Dade County Discharge Permit had not been
issued. The waste was pumped from the aerated lagoon into a tank truck
and shipped to the Virginia Key Treatment Plant. Analyses were performed
on the raw waste and on the package plant effluent. The lagoon was not
evaluated, because it discharges intermittently when the effluent is
pumped out of it to a tank truck. Therefore, the detention time and
treatment provided during the study would not be representative of conditions
if the lagoon was discharging continuously to the FEC canal. The average
removal efficiencies provided by the skimmer and treatment plant were
>93.5 percent for BOD, 92.5 percent for COD, and 96.0 percent for total
suspended solids. The waste was chlorinated just before it was pumped
into the tank truck and the median total and fecal coliform densities at
this location were both zero. The raw waste from this plant was extremely
concentrated, therefore, even after treatment an extremely high
concentration of BOD (174 mg/1) was measured in the effluent.

Tallowmaster, Inc. skims its effluents and then discharges it to a
seepage pond. The waste flow is made up of process waste water and spent
cooling water. At the time of the survey, the plant was operating with
water cooled condensers. Air-cooled condensers have been purchased and
are expected to reduce the waste flow from 100,000 gpd to 5,000 gpd, but this
does not mean the waste load will be reduced proportionally. Based on one
grab sample, an extremely large waste load of oil and grease, 82.6 pounds

per day, was discharged by Tallowmasters. Florida Processing discharged
less than one pound per day of oil and grease, again based on only one
grab sample.

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- 14

Miami Board, Division of Simkins Industries, Inc. recycles waste
paper to manufacture cardboard. The waste from this operation receives
primary treatment followed by chlorination and dilution with cooling
water. The plant effluent was sampled after chlorination but before
dilution. Approximately two-thirds of the waste is recycled from the
treatment plant settling basin for reuse in the process. During tne
survey, the treatment plant provided average removal efficiencies of
75.7 percent for BOD, 43.5 percent for COD, and 83.2 percent for TSS.

Due to the large volume and highly concentrated nature of the waste,
even after treatment substantial loads of BOD, 1167 pounds per day, and
TSS, 388 pounds per day, were discharged to the Tamiami Canal. This
industry was brought to court by Dade County Pollution Control and has
agreed to connect to a sewer system.

GROUP II - AIRCRAFT REPAIRS AM) PAINTING

This group consists of 10 industries, of which seven are located
at the Miami International Airport. The industries in this group
discharge a total of 0.243 mgd or 13.7% of the flow discharged by unsewered
industrial waste sources in Dade County. All industries in this group
discharge to surface waters.

Table III contains the average concentrations, waste loads, and
flows discharged by industrial waste sources in this group.

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TABLE III

CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY
GROUP II INDUSTRIES (UNSEWERED)
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Test Cell Airlift Miami Seaboard Air
Bldg. Inter- Butler Eastern Homestead Aviation Northeast Propeller Coast- Carrier
2120-DCPA national Aviation Airlines A.F.B.	Corp. Airlines Services line R.R.	

Flow (gpd)	-

Temp (QF)	85.4

Cond. (umhos)	318

pH	7.1

Acidity(mg/1)

Alkalinity (mg/1)	102

Turbidity (JTD)	5.4

Immiscible

Liquid (% v/v)	-

TSS (mg/1)	4.3

(lbs/day)	-

TPS (mg/1)	168

(lbs/day)	-

COD (mg/1)	57
(lbs/day)

Total P (rag/1)	0.09

(J-bs/day)	-

Oil & Grease (mg/1)	15.5

(lbs/day)	-

Phenols (mg/1)	12.7

(lbs/day)	-

Nickel (mg/1)	<0.05
(lbs/day)

7,000
83.7
327

8.9

91.2
145

52.0
3.04

283

16.8

320
18.7

3.10
0.18

41.9
2.45

1,246

0.072

<0.05
<0.003

1,600 160,000 8,900
84.4	79.8 83.0

684

551

5.2
321
111
120

20.$

0.28

8.6

1,580

21.5

30.9
0.42

11.6
0.16

46,712

0.636

0.05
0.0007

6.8

187
3.4

4.0
5.34

335
5.4

47

62.7

0.52
0.69

87.9
117

13.6
0.018

0.05
0.067

393
7.3i/

137
3.6

18.8

1.39

334
23.4

570

42.1

6.50
0.48

20.2
1.49

890
0.066

<0.05
<0.004

12,500
82.0
689

8.

.1/

188
3.5

6.8
0.71

250

26.1

48.2

5.0

0.63
0.07

0.4
0.05

1.1

0.0001

110

78.7
803

7.1

208
2/

46.0
0.04

930
0.9

2,771
2.5

56.8
0.05

204.6
0.19

5,380

0.005

115

83.3
532

7.9

0.27
0.0002

143
120

11.4%

28.6
0.03

46 4
0.4

1,525
1.5

2.0
0.002

10.0
0.01

15Q500

0.144

0.05
0.00005

33,600 19,400
83.1 84.4
887 276

7.6 7.8

43

175	52

26	42

42.0
11.80

454
127

203
56.9

1.45
0.41

16.5
4.62

29.5
0.008

4.6
0.74

175
28.3

220
35.6

0.12
0.02

10.3
1.67

562
0.091

<0.05. <0.05
<0.014 <0.008

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TABLE III - Continued

Test Cell Airlift Miami Seaboard
Bldg. Inter- Butler Eastern Homestead Aviation Northeast Propeller Coast-	Air

2120-DCPA national Aviation Airlines A.F.B.	Corp.	Airlines Services	line R.R. Carrier

Copper (mg/1)

< 0.

01

0.

20

0.

28

0.02

0.

03

_



2.53

1.41

0.

02

0.01

(lbs/day)

-



0.

012

0.

004

0.027

0.

002

-



0.002

0.001

0.

006

0.002

Zinc (mg/1)

0.

10

0.

33

2.

76

0.15

0.

26

_



2.15

2.57

0.

13

0.10

(lbs/day)

-



0.

019

0.

038

0.200

0.

019

-



0.002

0.002

0.

036

0.016

T. Chromium(mg/l)

0.

02

0.

17

2.

30

1.08

1.

42

_



0.48

3.95

0.

02

0.05

(lbs/day)

-



0.

010

0.

031

1.440

0.

105

-



0.0004

0.004

0.

,006

0.008

Lead (mg/1)

0.

20

1.

06

1.

23

0.16

0.

41

0.

14

1.72

29.60

0.

18

0.44

(lbs/day)

-



0.

062

0.

017

0.214

0.

030

0.

015

0.002

0.028

0.

050

0.071

Tin (mg/1)

-



—



-



1

_



_



_

_

_



<1

(lbs/day)

—



-



-



1.33

-



-



-

-

-



<0.16

Silver (mg/1)

—



_



_



<0.01

_



_



	

_

_



<0.01

(lbs/day)

-



-



-



<0.013

-



-



-

-

-



<0.002

Cadmium (mg/1)

0.

.01

0.

04

0.

34

< .01

0.

05

-



0.64

3.40

< ,

,01

0.04

(lbs/day)

-



0.

002

0.

005

< .013

0.

004

-



0.0006

0.003

<

.003

0.006

Cyanide (mg/1)

0

.01

0.

01

0.

01

0.01

0.

02

0,

,07

0.02

<.01

0,

.02

<01

(ibs/day)

-



0.

001

0.

0001

0.013

0.

001

0,

.007

0.00002

<.00001

0.

.006

<.002

NH3-N (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

0.

.15

0.

29

3.

96

0.415

1.

20

0,

.25

2.00

1.22

0.

.47

0.025

-



0.

017

0.

054

0.554

0.

089

0.

.026

0.002

0.001

0.

. 132

0.004

Organic-N (mg/1)

-



2.

31

2,

, 20

0.31

2.

,0

-



11.4

4.4

2,

.67

0.25

(lbs/day)

-



0.

135

0,

,030

0.414

0.

,148

-



0.010

0.004

0,

.748

0.040

N02-N03-N (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

0

.10

0.

206

0.

,37

0.37

0.

,132

0,

. 156

0.350

0.690

0.

,026

0. 140

-



0.

012

0,

,005

0.494

0.

010

0,

.016

0.0003

0.0007

0,

.007

0.023

1/ pH reading taken at Lab.
2/ Black Colored Solution.

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Figure 4 depicts the relative masses of chemical oxygen demand in
the effluents of the waste sources. Eastern Airlines discharged the
greatest mass of COD, 62.7 pounds per day, and the entire group discharged
a total of 246 pounds per day. The relative masses of oil and grease in
this group's effluents are depicted in Figure 5. Eastern Airlines discharged
9270 of the total of 128 pounds per day of oil and grease discharged by this
group. The relative masses of phenols discharged by this group are presented
in Figure 6. Butler Aviation of Miami, Inc. accounted for 617o of the 1.04
pounds per day total discharge of phenols.

The discharges from aircraft repair and painting industries measured
during the survey probably were not representative normal conditions. There
was a severe drought in South Florida during the study period and water use
was restricted. Due to this, washing of aircraft, railroad cars, and trucks
was limited. In addition, due to adverse economic conditions most aircraft
related industries were not utilizing their entire facilities.

The waste characteristics of the industries in this group varied
considerably, making it necessary to discuss each industry separately.

Dade County Port Authority is responsible for pollution control at
the Test Cell Building 2120. The building contains individual cells in
which aircraft engines are tested, and waste discharges occur when the
cells are washed down after the tests. It was not possible to measure flow
at this location. Discharges to a drainage canal from this facility are
expected to cease in the very near future, because the Port Authority has
advertised for bids to construct a collection system and holding tank from
which the wastes will be trucked away for disposal.

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FIGURE 4

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FIGURE 5

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FIGURE 6

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Airlift International, a freight airline, produces waste in its
aircraft maintenance operations and discharges the wastes into a Miami
International Airport drainage canal. This industry was sampled by
opening the effluent valve on an oil separator. Practically no waste
was produced during the study period. The flow used to calculate the
waste load was estimated from water-use records from non-drought conditions.

Butler Aviation of Miami, Inc. refurbishes aircraft. The effluent
was sampled as it discharged into a storm drain that feeds into a Miami
International Airport drainage canal. A high concentration of COD was
discharged and the phenol concentration in the effluent was 46,700 Mg/1
resulting in the highest phenol load discharged, 0.636 pounds per day, by
any industry in this group. An extremely high concentration of total
phosphorus, 30.9 mg/1 was also discharged. Zinc (2.76 mg/1), chromium
(2.30 mg/1), cadmium (0.34 mg/1) and lead (1.23 mg/1) were detected in
significant quantities.

Eastern Airlines' national aircraft maintenance facility is located
in Miami International Airport. This effluent was sampled at a wet well
where the Eastern Airlines effluent is pumped into the Port Authority
collection system. At this location, approximately 160,000 gpd overflows
to an airport drainage canal. Except for oil and grease , and chromium,
concentrations of most parameters were relatively low but,due to the high
volume of this waste, a significant portion of the waste loads discharged by
this group can be attributed to Eastern Airlines.

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Homestead Air Force Base is the only significant industrial waste

source in south Dade County. One grab sample was collected from the oil

separator serving the fighter wash rack. Similar wastes are expected

from the other 5 smaller vehicle and aircraft wash racks, although at the

time of sampling none of these wash racks were in use. Relatively high

concentrations of phenol, 890 p-g/1, were found in this waste, and the Air

Force found phenol concentrations as high as 65 mg/1 in the base perimeter
1/

canal system.-

Miami Aviation Corp., located at Opa Locka Airport, refurbishes and
services aircraft. One grab sample was collected from the storm drain that
during dry weather only carries waste from Miami Aviation Corp. The highest
concentration of cyanide, 0.07 mg/1, of any industry in this group was found
in this waste. However, for other analyses, concentrations detected were
generally lower than those detected at other industries in this group.

Northeast Airlines discharges to a drainage canal at Miami International
Airport. Practically no waste was discharged during the study, since the
average flow was 110 gpd. Water use records indicate average flows of 1,750
gpd at other times. This industry discharged the highest concentrations,
within this group, ofLC0D (2,771 mg/1) and of oil.and grease (205 mg/1).

High concentrations of copper (2.53 mg/1), zinc (2.15 mg/1), lead (1.72 mg/1),
and cadmium (0.64 mg/1) were also detected.

~ Sample collected February 11, 1971, at Base Sample Control No. III.

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Propeller Service of Miami discharged 115 gpd to a Miami Airport
drainage canal during the study period. During other periods the waste
discharge was estimated at 11,000 gpd based on water use records. The
discharge contained an average of 11.47o by volume of an immiscible liquid.
Based on the boiling range of this liquid, as determined by gas chromato-
graphy, it appears to be a low gravity naptha or similar petroleum solvent.
Approximately 13 gallons of this liquid are discharged per day. All
analyses on this waste were performed after the immiscible liquid was
drawn off. The phenol concentration in this discharge, 150,000 jog/1,
was the highest measured during the study. An extremely high concentration
of lead (29.6 mg/1) and high concentrations of copper (1.41 mg/1), zinc
(2.57 mg/1), chromium (3.95 mg/1) and cadmium (3.40 mg/1) were also detected.

Seaboard Coastline Railroad has three treatment units: a grit
chamber, an oil separator, and a floculation- flotaticntank. The floculation-
flotation tank is only operated after 0800 hours. When this unit is not
in operation the waste is treated by the grit chamber and oil separator and
is then stored in a holding pond. When the floculation- flotation unit is
in operation, raw water and partially treated waste from the holding pond
are combined and treated by the oil separator and then the floculation-
flotation unit and discharged to a drainage canal leading to the Little
River Canal. The floculation-flotation unit is shut down when the waste
level in the holding tank is sufficiently lowered to allow storage of the
waste generated during the next night. At this plant, samples were collected
from the effluent of the floculation-flotation unit. During the study the
floculation-flotation unit was in operation for an average of 5.6 hours
per day and 33,600 gpd of effluent was discharged. The flow appears low since
the company has reported an average flow of 90,000 gpd on their discharge
permit application.

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Air Carrier Engine Service, Inc. discharges plating wastes, produced

by rebuilding aircraft engines, to the Miami International Airport Sewer

System. Wastes emaninating from an engine cleaning area go to a drainage

canal. Permission has been received from Dade County Port Authority to

discharge the cleaning area wastes into the existing airport sanitary
2/

sewer system.—

Consulting engineers engaged by the Dade County Port Authority have

completed the design stage of the Master Industrial Waste System for the

westerly portion of Miami International Airport and a preliminary report

2/

on the eastern portion.— The Port Authority expects to be in a position
to obtain construction bids on the overall system by approximately
February 1, 1972. When their system is completed all industrial waste
discharges from Miami International Airport complex will have been eliminated

GROUP III - CHEMICAL AND FILM PROCESSING

This group consists of two dye works and two film processers that
discharge to the ground waters a total of 0.136 mgd or 7.IX of the waste
produced by unsewered industrial waste sources in Dade County. The average
floitfs, concentrations, and waste loads discharged by these industries are
presented in Table IV.

The total average BOD discharged by this group was > 380 pounds per
day, and the relative loads discharged are depicted in Figure 7. Kim
Color Corp. discharged an average of 317 pounds per day or 83% of the total
load. G. Gertz Enterprises discharged the greatest average quantity of
total suspended solids (TSS), 17.8 pounds per day or 65% of the total load.
The relative average waste load distribution for TSS is presented in Figure 8.

Mauch, C. W., Pollution Abatement, Miami International Airport, Report No.
July 21, 1971.

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Gertz Enterprises

Flow (GPD)	14,400

Temp (°F)	113.5

Conductivity	824
(fxmhos)

pH	5.8

B0D5 (mg/1)	>338

(lbs/day)	>40.6

COD (mg/1)	1,839

(lbs/day)	221

TSS (mg/1)	148

(lbs/day)	17.8

Organic -N (mg/1)	16.4

(lbs/day)	1.97

NH3-N (mg/1)	0.93

(lbs/day)	0.112

N02-N03-N (mg/1)	1.69

(lbs/day)	0.203

Total P (mg/1)	31.2

(lbs/day)	3.75

CL Demand (mg/1)

TABLE IV
CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY
GROUP III (UNSEWERED)

Kim Color Corp
100,800
82.0
1,466

6.0

377
317

892
750

9.2
7.73

2.4
2.02

72.2
60.5

0.487
0.409

1.31
1.10

Miami Dye Works
5,000
102.2
649

8.1

>266
>11.1

950

39.6

15.7
0.655

11.5
0.480

0.29
0.012

1.375
0.057

1.69
0.070

Smith and Butterfield
15,500
79.4
642

7.3

87
11.2

203.9
26.4

7.9
1.02

1.2
0.155

11.80
1.53

2.96
0.383

0.21
0.027

92.8

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TABLE IV, GROUP III - Page 2

Gertz Enterprises	Kim Color Corp	Miami Dye Works	Smith and Butterfield

Cyanide (mg/1)

0.02

0.19

<0.01

0.20

(lbs/day)

0.002

0.160

<0.0004

0.026

Chromium (mg/1)

0.39

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

(lbs/day)

0.047

<0.008

<0.0004

<0.001

Mercury (p,g/l)

0.82



1.52

0.53

(lbs/day)

0.0001



0.00006

0.00007

Silver (mg/1)

	

3.20

—

3.90

(lbs/day)

--

2.69



0.504

Zinc (mg/1)

	

1.50



--

(lbs/day)

--

1.26

--



Note:	indicates analysis was not performed.

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FIGURE 7

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FIGURE 8

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Both dye works evaluated during the study were operating well below
capacity. As shown in the table, the wastes from these plants contained
high concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (> 266 to >338 mg/1),
chemical oxygen demand (950 to 1839 mg/1), and organic nitrogen (11.5 to
16.4 mg/1). Miami Dye Works, which uses low phosphate detergents, had an
effluent that contained 1.69 mg/1 of total phosphorus, while G. Gertz
Enterprises discharged total phosphorus at a concentration of 31.2 mg/1.

Both industries provide settling tanks to treat their wastes. The
high average concentration of total suspended solids (148 mg/1) in the
effluent of G. Gertz Enterprises indicates that their settling tanks are
ineffective. G. Gertz Enterprises discharges to the ground water through
a soakage pit and Miami Dye Works discharges to saline ground water through
a 130 foot well.

Wastes from the two film processing plants evaluated during the study
contained high average concentrations of BOD (87 to 377 mg/1) and COD
(203.9 to 892 mg/1), and extremely high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen
(11.8 to 72 mg/1).

Smith and Butterfield discharge to the ground waters through a 150
foot well. Kim Color discharged to the ground through a septic tank during
the study, but their waste will be discharged to an available sewer as soon
as the sewer is connected to a sewage treatment plant.

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GROUP IV - METAL PLATING

This group consists of nine industries that discharge a total of
0.261 mgd to the ground waters, which is 14.8% of the total flow discharged
by unsewered industries. The flows, concentrations, and waste loadings
discharged by industries in the group are presented in Table V.

The relative distribution of chemical oxygen demand is presented in
Figure 9. Modern Aluminum Coatings, Inc. discharged 63.37° of the total
waste load for COD discharged by this group. The relative total suspended
solids waste load distribution is presented in Figure 10. Aluminum
Finishing Corp, accounted for 61% of the total waste load for total
suspended solids discharged by the group.

The wastes discharged by the six electroplaters in the group were
generally low in COD (39 to 155 mg/1) and total suspended solids (4,2 to
34.8 mg/l). Most wastes contained metals such as: nickel, copper, zinc,
and chromium.

Acme Plating and Finishing and Airco Plating Company provide treatment
for chromium and cyanide, and Milgo Electronic Corp. provides treatment for
chromium. Continental Bumper Plating, London Platers, and Tropical Plating
provide no treatment, but are small operations discharging low
waste loads. For example, Continental Bumper Plating discharged chromium
at a concentration of 19.8 mg/1, but the chromium waste load was 0.066
pounds per day.

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TABLE V

CHEMICAL DATA SUMMARY
GROUP IV INDUSTRIES (UNSEWERED)
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA



Acme

Plating &
Finishing

Airco
Plating

Aluminum
Anodizing

Aluminum

Finishing

Corp,

Continental

Bumper

Plating

London
Platers

Mil go

Elect.

Corp.

Modern

Aluminum

Coatings

Tropical
Plating

Flow (gpd) 47

,500

30,000

9,500

46,300

400

2,800

5,950

118,000

400

Temp (°F)

82.7

-

82.1

87.4

-

-

83.5

85.0

78.8

Cond. (ymhos)

671

2,830

4,570

3,400

591

567

600

5,140

887

pH

5.6*

7.4

6.8

7.1

6.5*

7.4*

7.6

11.6*

8.6*

Acidity (mg/1)

138

_

689

131

_

_



_

_

Alkalinity (mg/1)

132

94

206

274

33

184

85

2,492

304

Turbidity (J.T.U.)

45

12

54

115

10

13

8.5

9.8

10.0

Sulfate (mg/1)

16.2

442

2,430

1,420

143

55.2

56.4

312.5

35.6

COD (mg/1)

8.0

155

22.7

53.8

50.0

39.0

39.4

119

86

(lbs/day)

3.17

38.8

1.80

20.8

0.167

0.911

1.96

117

0.287

Oil & Grease (mg/1)

1.3

4.3

0.2

0.3

15.7

13.6

0.6

0.2

9.6

(lbs /dny)

0.515

1.0S

0.016

0.116

0.052

0.318

0.030

0.197

0.032

Phenol (yjg/1)

3.0

1.2

0.4

0.3

NIL

4.95

1.6

0.6

5.5

(lbs/day)

0.001

0.0003

0.00003

0.0001

NIL

0.0001

0.00008 0.0006

o.ooot

TSS (mg/1)

34.8

18.4

261

285

4.2

5.2

10.8

31.6

5.7

(lbs/day)

13.8

4.6

28.7

110

0.014

0.121

0.536

31.1

0.019

TDS (mg/1)

267

1,700

3,620

2,600

454

381

240

4,330

601

(lbs/day) 1

,106

425

287

1,004

1.51

8.90

11.9

4,261

2.00

Organic-N (mg/1)

0.27

16.9

—

_

0.90

_

0.52

1.06

11.4

(lbs/day)

0.107

4.23

-

-

0.003

-

0.026

1.04

0.038

NH~-N (mg/1)

1.19

7.9

40.0

61.6

0.3

1.31

0.21

4.60

3.70

(lbs/day)

0.471

1.98

3.17

23.8

0.001

0.031

0.010

4.53

0.012

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TABLE V - Continued

NO2-NO3-N (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

Total-P (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

Aluminum (irig/1)
(lbs/day)

Cadmium (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

Copper (mg/1)

(lbs/day)

Chromium (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

Cyanide (mg/1)
(lbs/day)

Gold (mg/1)

(lbs/day)

Nickel (mg/1)

(lbs/day)

Silver (mg/1)

(lbs/day)

Tin (mg/1)

(lbs/day)

Zinc (mg/1)

(lbs/day)

Acme

Plating &	Airco Aluminum

Finishing	Plating Anodixing

0.296	3.32 0.096

0.117	0.831 0.008

0.41	0.61 0.09

0.162	0.153 0.007

98.0
7.76

0.09	0.53

0.036	0.133

0.71	A.00

0.281	1.00

0.80	0.34

0.317	0.085

1.0	0.50 <0.01

0.396	0.125 <0.0008

0.47	2.60

0.136	0.650

<1	2

<0.396	0.500

8.90	18.5

3.53	4.63

NOTE:	indicates analysis was not performed.

* pH reading taken at Lab.

Aluminum Continental	Milgo Modern

Finishing Bumper	London Elect. Aluminum Tropical

Corp.	Plating	Platers Corp.	Coatings	Plating

21.0

0.29

0.44

0.105

11.6

3.08

8.11

0.001

0.010

0.005

11.4

0.010

3.02

1.40

1.40

1.01

133.0

0.17

1.17

0.005

0.033

0.050

131

0.0006

95.0

	

_

2.0

540



36.7

—



0.099

531

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

0.82	-	-	7.80

0.019	-	-	0.026

19.8	3.65	0.17

0.066	0.085	0.008

0.04 0.02	0.26	<0.01	<0.01	23.0

0.015 0.00007	0.006	<0.0005	<0.01	0.077

<0.05	-	-	<0.05

<0.001	-	-	<0.0002

41.0	18.2	-

0.137	0.425	-

0.05	-	-	3.60

0.001	-	-	0.012

2.28
0.008

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FIGURE 9

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FIGURE 10

WEST WOOD
LAKES

VSNAPPER

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The three aluminum anodizing plants evaluated during the study were:
Aluminum Anodizing Company, Aluminum Finishing Corporation, and Modern
Aluminum Coatings, Inc. These plants all provide settling for their waste
and discharge through seepage ponds. The treated effluent from these
industries contained low concentrations of COD (22.7 to 119 mg/1) and high
concentrations of aluminum (95 to 540 mg/1). Aluminum Anodizing Company
and Aluminum Finishing Company had effluents containing high concentrations
of ammonia-nitrogen (40.0 and 61.6 mg/1 respectively). High concentrations
of nitrite-nitrate nitrogen were detected in the effluents of Aluminum
Finishing Company (21.0 mg/1) and Modern Aluminum Coatings Inc. (11.6 mg/1).
In addition, an extremely high concentration of total phosphorus, 133 mg/1,
was discharged by Modern Aluminum Coatings.

GROUP V - PAINT MANUFACTURERS

Associated Plastics was the only paint manufacturer evaluated during
the study. Waste from this plant is discharged to the ground through a
septic tank. Extremely high concentrations of titanium, 1439 mg/1 and
mercury, 3870 ng/1 were detected in the septic tank. The waste flow at
this plant was 630 gpd making the waste loads 7.56 pounds per day of
titanium and 0.020 pounds per day of mercury. The effluent also contained
0.002 pounds per day of lead at a concentration of 0.33 mg/1.

After this industry was sampled, they indicated that they would soon
recycle their waste water. In addition, they will eliminate the use of
mercury as a fungicide in the paint and will use zinc instead.

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DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

Some of the major tests used in this waste study are enumerated
below with a brief explanation of its sanitary and/or ecological
significance. The quantitatives of waste discharged by industries
sampled, into inland waters are presented.

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (5-DAY)

The biochemical oxygen demand is the amount of oxygen utilized
by a mixed micro-organism population while stabilizing decomposable
and reactable materials at 20°C during a five day incubation period.

If the mass or concentration of biochemical oxygen demand of a
waste discharge is excessive, a receiving water's oxygen content
would be lowered, possibly to the point of zero dissolved oxygen content.
As the concentration of oxygen is reduced below the toleration level of
the various members of the ecological community, organisms die, species
diversity becomes limited and finally anaerobic conditions could ensue
with such recognizable extreme symptoms as foul odors and black waters.

The BOD levels in the Food Processing and Paper Industries and
the Chemical and Film Processing wastes were measured directly in this
study. However, because of the high probability of toxic materials being
present in the wastes of the Metal Plating Industries and the Aircraft
and Engine Repair Industries no attempt was made to determine their BOD's.
However, COD's are almost always greater than BOD's, and moreover usually
greater by 2-3 times. Using the COD values and 2:1 ratio COD/BOD of

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these industries we can conservatively estimate the total BOD load
discharged at 217 pounds/day for group II and IV. This does not
include the effect of the insoluble, immiscible petroleum distillate
of Propeller Services.

The BOD of each group discharging to the inland waters of Dade
County are given below with their population equivalents:

Pounds BOD	Population^/

Discharged/Day	Equivalent

Group I Food Processing

and Paper	6,643	39,076

Group III Chemical and Film

Processing Wastes	380	2,235

Group II and IV (estimated)	217	1,276

TOTAL	7,240	42,588

The load from the Major and Minor Wastewater Treatment Plants
discharged to the inl;)nd areas of Dade County of approximately 5,837
pounds per day (2).

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)

While the biochemical oxygen demand/(BOD) is a biological test
designed to quantitate the oxygen demand of a waste, the COD is a
purely chemical test aimed at assessing this same parameter.

1/ One five day BOD population equivalent = 0.17 pounds per day
2/ Completed from Table A-6 "Report of Waste Source Inventory and
Evaluation, Data County, Florida". Environmental Protection
Agency, Southeast Water Laboratory, Athens, Georgia June 1971.

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The COD test is not subject to the variabilities and sensitivities
of the biological test and its results are statistically more precise.
At the same time its results are somewhat artificial in that natural
conditions are not as extreme as test conditions.

The COD is used as an aid in the interpretation of BOD results.
In the presence of toxic materials, or the absence of acclimated
microbiological populations, or when applied to biologically resistant
materials the BOD test may fail and the COD test may be advantageously
employed within its limits.

The test results in terms of oxygen demand are approximately 2-4
times greater than BOD results in a municipal waste, with stability
of ratio accompanying waste consistency. It is not unusual therefore
to find COD results more or less paralleling BOD. The COD has the
advantage in analytical time in that an analysis is complete within
4 hours while a BOD takes 5 days.

The COD is then used as a means of assessing organic loadings,
treatment plant efficiencies, as another means of arriving at the
oxygen demand of a waste, and as an aid in interpreting BOD data.

The loadings in pounds per day of significant unsewered Dade
County industries by industrial group is given below.

COD-Pounds/Day

Group I - Food Processing and Paper	12,026

Group II - Aircraft Engine Repair

and Painting	248

Group III - Chemical and Film Processing	1,037

Group IV - Metal Plating Industries	185

TOTAL	13,496

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The Food Processing and Paper Group discharge 89% of the measured COD
load and the Chemical and Film Group is the next largest contributor.

The firms contributing COD loading of 750 pounds per day or
larger are listed below with their percent contribution with reference
to the industrial groups.

Percent of Measured

Firm

Pounds Per Day
Discharged

Indus trial
Discharged

Miami Board

2,469

18.2

Pepsi Cola

2,085

15.4

Dade County Dairies

1,977

14.6

Gotham Provision

1,156

8.6

Bordens Dairy

1,126

8.3

Canada Dry

1,036

7.7

Federal Packing

918

6.8

Kim Color

750

5.6

TOTAL

11,517

85.2

C0LIF0KM, TOTAL AND FECAL

Waters receiving domestic, wildlife, livestock wastes, and/or
urban runoff are characterized by the presence of bacteria which
normally inhabit the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals,
including man. The coliform group is the most prevelant group of
bacteria found in domestic fecal discharges. Several genera with
similar biochemical properties comprise this group. Some genera occur
naturally outside the intestinal tract, a fact that has caused objections

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to the use of this group as indicators of fecal pollution.

Most of the objections to the use of the coliform group as
indicators of fecal pollution were overcome with the introduction of
the fecal coliform determination. The fecal coliform group is presently
the most reliable bacterial measure of fecal pollution.

Though generally considered non-pathogenic, coliforms are considered
to indicate the probable presence of enteric pathogens. Some enteric
pathogens found in polluted water, if ingested, cause gastroenterities,
dysentery, typhoid fever and/or paratyphoid fever. Although not related
to enteric pathogens, ear, eye, nose, throat, and skin infections and/or
irritations are commonly contracted from contact with polluted waters.
Viral diseases such as infectious hepatitis may also result from contact
and ingestion of water receiving fecal wastes.

The bacterial quality of several Food and Paper Processing Industry
discharges were monitored during the study. The following table demon-
strates the quality of these effluents.

MEDIAN BACTERIAL DENSITY/100 ML

FIRM

TOTAL COLIFORM

FECAL COLIFORM

Gotham Provision

2,500,000,000

8,000,000

Federal Packing

1,500,000,000

6,000,000

Economy Packing

1,250,000,000

23,000,000

Dade County Dairies

80,000,000

>6,000,000

Bordens Dairy

80,000,000

5,900,000

Cott Bottling Company

50,000,000

26,000

Tallowmaster

5,500,000

3,250,000

Pepsi Cola

3,000,000

5,000

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The introduction of wastes containing high bacterial levels to
environmental waters constitutes a serious pollutional problem. If
waste contains high levels of indicator organisms, such as those shown
above, discharge of such wastes to environmental waters renders those
waters potentially dangerous for water contact activities.

Reduction of bacterial levels in process wastes can be accomplished
only through effective waste treatment practices and disinfection.

CYANIDES

The term cyanide as used in sanitary chemistry refers collectively
to all compounds that contain the cyanide (CN) group, without regard to
chemical type. Cyanides exist in a variety of forms such as hydrogen
cyanide (HCN), potassium cyanide (KCN), sodium nitro ferricyanide
(Na2FE(CN)^(NO).2H2O) and potassium cobalticyanide (K^CoCCN)^). The
analytical method does not differentiate between cyanide types nor does
it guarantee total estimation of cyanide in the sample.

Cyanides are of interest because of the potential toxicity of the
cyanide ion. However, it must be recognized that all forms of cyanide
are not equally toxic. Toxicity data usually express lethal concentrations
in terms of the cyanide ion with 24-hr-TLm values of 0.05 mg/1 commonly
found in the literature. However, if cyanide is present as a ferricyanide,
TLM values are much greater (less toxic) and more variable as environmental
conditions affect the release of cyanide from the compound, A 0.2 mg/1
level is the 1962 US Public Health Service value that would result in a

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water being rejected as unsuitable for drinking water.

Cyanides were determined on the wastes of the Aircraft Repair and
Painting Industries, the Chemical and Film Processing Industries and
the Metal Plating Industries. Of the 23 industrial effluents analyzed
only the following five had cyanide concentrations greater than 0.05 mg/1,
The firms discharging greater than this amount with the associated pounds
per day are:

CYANIDE

FIRM	CONCENTRATION (mg/1)	LOAD (Pounds/Day)

Tropical Plating	23.0	0.077

Acme Plating and Finishing	1.0	0.396

Airco Plating	0.5	0.125

London Platers	0.26	0.006

Miami Aviation Corp	.07	0.072

METALS

Many metals are known to be toxic to humans and other organisms.
Their presence in a waste discharge is not desirable even though a
definite statement as to their effect cannot be readily made in all
cases. Toxicities are variable due to such factors as the chemical
form of the metal, the pH of the receiving water, the ultimate fate of
the metal in the receiving water, and the synergistic and antagonistic
effects of other electrolytes.

Mercury is a metal in which interest has been recently revived.
Although the toxic qualities of mercury have been known for many years

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increased industrial useage and environment accumulation have produced
states of crisis in many areas of the world. At Minamata Bay in Japan,
for instance 121 cases of blindness, deafness, neurologic damage, and
death were related to mercury prior to 1970. New scientific investigations
have shown previously considered, relatively non-toxic forms of mercury,
convertible to the very toxic methyl mercury.

Without causing undue alarm, one might question the direct and
indirect effects of other metals being discharged such as cadmium,
arsenic, lead, and chromium into the waters of Dade County. The following
quote (3) succinctly sums up the problem.

"The most critical concern to public health experts today,
however, is for subtle physiological changes caused by trace metals
that may be completely undetected or, if detected, be attributed to
other causes. How can scientists detect harmful responses to very
low doses of trace metals? And once detected how can responses
which are simply adaptive or homeostatic be differentiated from
those which represent the first stages of disease? Also,
synergistic and antagonistic relationships among trace metals
must be defined, scientists active in trace metals believe...

Until these questions and relationships are more thoroughly
explored and answers found, ... water ... standards are likely
to be based on little more than guesses."

The pounds of the various metals discharged to the inland waters
of Dade County by the industries follow, with chemical form or valence
not being determined.

_3/ Chemical and Engineering News, July 10, 1971

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Discharged
Pounds/Day

Projected *
Pounds/Year

Aluminum

575

143,750

Cadmium

0.2

50

Chromium, (Total)

2.2

550

Copper

1.4

350

Gold

<0.001

<0

Lead

0.5

125

Mercury

0.02

5

Nickel

1.5

375

Silver

3.2

800

Tin

2.4

600

Titanium

7.6

1,900

Zinc

9.76

2,440

* 250 working days/year





The discharge of aluminum is due primarily to the Modern Aluminum
Coatings Company which contributes approximately 92% of the aluminum
loading. Moreover, the effluent concentration is 540 mg/1, a dangerously
high level. Aluminum concentrations of 0.1 mg/1 are known to cause eye
irritations in water used for bathing and concentrations as low as 0.1

4

mg/1 have been proved to cause death to certain species of aquatic life._/
This discharge constitutes a potentially dangerous source of•pollution.

The discharge of cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury should not
be condoned as the environmental buildup, persistance, organism concentration
and long term effects are detrimental. Algae concentrate chromium by factors
of 100-500. Lead is deposited in the human bone and is known to exist as a

4/ "Water Quality Criteria", Publication No 3-A Second Edition California
State Water Quality Control Board, 1963.

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cumulative poison. Cadmium concentrates in the liver, kidneys, and
pancreas of humans and once it enters the body through any source is
likely to remain. Mercury, recently discovered to be environmentally
converted to methylmercury could constitute low level chronic long term
effects, although these effects are just beginning to be investigated.

Other metals discharged similarly constitute potential pollution
hazards, although exact effects as previously stated are difficult to
perdict.

NITROGEN

Nitrogen is considered to be one of the major elements of importance
in sanitary and ecological studies, because it enters into the life
processes of all plants and animals.

Nitrogen exists in many forms because of its natural electronic
structure. Fortunately there are certain forms and groupings which do
predominate and which have been quantitated in this study. These
groupings are nitrogen existing as free ammonia or ammonium ion, in
the form of nitrate and nitrite ions, or in a trinegative organically
combined state.

The major nitrogen forms are all related and interconvertible and
best understood through the nitrogen cycle. This report will not go
into the nitrogen cycle but assume that in an undisturbed environment
a healthy and beneficial ecological balance exists. As stress is
applied to this balance in terms of additions of nitrogen, the system
will react producing such phenomena as algal blooms, stimulated
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In addition, depressed oxygen levels, resulting from the increased

synthetic activity of the microbiological community as well as the

chemical oxidative stabilization requirements of the waste might also

result. Water turbidity often increases as the flora and fauna thrive,

and the other symptoms of over enrichment quite often occur.

The pounds of nitrogen and the form in which it is discharged by

each industrial group is given below.

Pounds	Pounds	Pounds	Total

NO3-NO2-N NH3-N	Organic	Nitrogen

Pounds/Day Pounds/Day Nitrogen	Pounds/Day

Pounds/Day

Group I - Food

Processing & Paper	8	123	170	301

Group II - Aircraft
Engine Repair	1	12	4

Group III - Chemical
and Film Processing	1	62	5	68

Group IV - Metal
Plating	_21	34		5	60

TOTAL	31	220	182	433

The largest discharges are the Food Processing and Paper industries,

when 6 out of the 12 firms of the group contribute (847=,) of the total

nitrogen discharged by the sampled industries. Those firms, all groups

considered discharging greater than 12 pounds of nitrogen per day are

compiled in the following list.

Firm	Total Nitrogen Pounds/Day

Federal Packing	90.9

Kim Color	62.9

Gotham Provision	44.4

Economy Packing	42.0

Aluminum Finishing Corp.	32.0

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Firm

Total Nitrogen Pounds/Day

Dade County Dairies

30.7

Bordens Dairy

24.3

Miami Board

20.9

Modern Aluminum Coatings

17.0

TOTAL

365.0

The amount of nitrogen discharged by industries sampled is 3 times
greater than the amount of nitrogen discharged by the Minor Wastewater
Treatment Plants, but is only \1% of the total discharged by the Major
Wastewater Treatment Plants.

PHOSPHORUS

Phosphorus, like nitrogen, is an essential ingredient regulating
biological productivity. The elemental form is not found in nature,
but rather combined as orthophosphate, various inorganic polyphosphates
and organic compounds such as phospholipids which would be a part of an
organism's biomass or sometimes a free dissolved molecule. The method
employed during the study measured all forms of phosphorus in a waste
without differentiation as to form.

Mackenthun"*/ suggests that a concentration of total phosphorus
above 0-1 mg/1 in streams produces biological nuisances. This level
should be considered a guideline.

The measured industrial phosphorus load is 4.6 times greater than
phosphorus load contributed by all the Minor Wastewater Treatment Plants in
Dade County but is only 12.47o of the total discharged by the Major Wastewater

5/ Mackenthun, K. M. "The Phosphorus Problem" Journal American Water Works
Association, 60, pp 1047-1054 (September 1968)

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Treatment Plants.

Modern Aluminum Coating Company discharges 131 pounds or 53.5%
of the industrial poundage, while only five more companies contribute
the next 34.97<>. These six companies and percent contribution to the
measured industrial loading are given below:

PERCENT

PHOSPHORUS	CONTRIBUTION TO

FIRM	POUNDS/DAY	INDUSTRIAL LOAD

Modern Aluminum Coatings

131.0

53.5

Bordens Dairy

29.0

11.8

Canada Dry

15.9

6.5

Dade County Dairies

15.1

6.2

Farm Stores

14.2

5.8

Federal Packing

11.3

4.6

TOTAL

216.5

88.4

PHENOLS

Phenolic compounds refer collectively to a class of chemical
compounds derived from benzene. Their usage is as varied as is their
chemical behavior. Characteristic phenols are the general disinfectant
carbolic acid (phenol), the photographic developer pyrogallol, the tanning
agent resorcin (re_s_o.r.cinol)_,- the ingredient of explosives picric acid
(2, 4, 6, - Trinitrophenol).

The analytical method used in the study does not identify or
distinguish between the types of phenols present nor unfortunately does
it include all phenols present. The result expressed should therefore
be interpreted as a minimum value of all phenolic compounds present.

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Although not particularly toxic to larger animal life, phenols
do exhibit toxicity to certain fish species at sub parts per million
level. Chlorophenols added directly to waste discharges or produced
by the action of chlorine on phenolics, are malodorous and objectionable
tasting compounds which taint fish flesh at the sub part per billion
level. Phenols are not desirable in waste discharges.

The pounds of phenol discharged to the inland waters of Data County
is a small amount even though the phenol concentrations of some effluents
were high. The mass of phenol discharged, Group II industries, the
Aircraft Repair and Painting and the Group IV industries, the Metal
Plating, was quantitated during the study. The total phenol discharged
per day to the inland waters of Dade County is 1.04 pounds. The
largest discharges in terms of concentration are given below with their
associated poundage.

PHENOLS

FIRM	CONCENTRATION mg/1 POUNDS/DAY PROJECTED POUNDS/YEAR*

Propeller Services	150,500	0.144	36

Butler Aviation	46,712	0.636	159

Northeast Airlines	5,380	0.005	1

Airlift International	1,246	0.072	18

"250 working days/year.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

Suspended are those solids suspended in water with an analytically
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organic detrius, soil particles, or material discharged by industrial
processes such as metal powders, insoluble organic by-products, or
coagulating soluble organic material.

The suspended particle is not toxic, unless it is by nature a toxic
substance. Damage and pollutional effects are produced by such actions
as the decay of a receiving water's esthetic properties, the reduction
of the euphotic zone correspondingly reducing the area of photosynthetic
activity, the possible destruction of aquatic life through such action
as the abrasive action on gills, and the eventual deposition producing
bottom mucks and muds which can destroy spawning areas.

The suspended solids test in conjunction with the BOD test is
advantageously used in sewage treatment plant evaluation. A properly
designed and operated secondary plant which is not hydraulically over-
loaded, can routinely remove up to 907o.

Of the measured industrial discharges, 1,674 pounds per day of total
suspended solids is discharged to ground water and 1,871 pounds per day
is discharged to the canal system. The Food Processing and Paper
industries are the major dischargers to the canal's with the Pepsi Cola
Company producing 1,181 pounds. All measured industries discharging
significant amounts are shown below.

PERCENT OF MEASURED

FIRM	TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS POUNDS/DAY INDUSTRIAL LOADING TO CANALS

Pepsi Cola	1,181	63.1

Miami Board	388	20.8

Canada Dry	218	11.6

TOTAL	1,787	95.5

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APPENDICES

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APPENDIX A

Project Personnel

Dade County Industrial Waste Study EPA personnel:
Name	Title

L. W. Olinger

Sanitary Engineer

M. V. Polito

Chemist

W. R. Davis

Chemist

D. T. Cafaro

Sanitary Engineer

D. R. Hopkins

Sanitary Engineer

B. M. Mullins

Chemist

L. A. Wise

Technician

G. C. Kunselman

Chemical Technician

K. L. Vathauer

Chemical Technician

D. W. Lawhorn

Technician

R. N. Hemphill

Chemist

R. L. King

Sanitary Engineer

F. S. Perlmutter

Typist

R. A. Wiemert

Draftsman

R. F, Holm
R. P. Lawless

Chemical Technician

Chemist

Florida Department of Air 5c Water Pollution Control Personnel:

G. Hunbert	Chemist

T. Davis	Technician

A. Townsend	Technician

N. White	Microbiologist

Dade County Pollution Control	Personnel:

R. Rau	Technician

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APPENDIX B

Explanation of Abbreviations
Dade County Industrial Waste Study

abbreviation

MEANING

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen. Demand (5-Day, 20°C)

COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand

TSS

Total Suspended Solids

NH -N

Ammonia Nitrogen

Organic-N

Organic Nitrogen

no2-no3

Nitrite-Nitrate Nitrogen

TDS

Total Dissolved Solids

0 & G

Oil and Grease

T-P

Total Phosphorus

Temp

Temperature

CI. Res.

Chlorine Residual

CI. Dem.

Chlorine Demand

Ni

Nickel

Cu

Copper

Zn

Zinc

Cr

Chromium

Pb

Lead

Cd

Cadmium

Ag

Silver

Au

Gold

Sn

Tin

A1

Aluminum

CN

Cyanide

Hg

Mercury

J.C.U.

Jackson Candle Units

Ti

Titanium

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APPENDIX C
SURVEY METHODS

SAMPLING

Most effluents evaluated during the study were sampled after the
waste received the final treatment process provided by the industry. In
the case of industries discharging to the ground through wells, or seepage
ponds, samples were collected from the influent to these units. Effluent
samples from industries using septic tanks were collected from the septic
tank. When an effluent was chlorinated, samples were collected before
chlorination for all analyses except coliform bacteria. Exceptions to
the above are included in the discussion of waste characteristics.

Various sampling techniques were used on the different types of
wastes, therefore, the sampling procedures will be discussed for each
group.

GROUP I

This group consisted of dairies, packing houses, soft drink
manufacturers, rendering plants and a plant that manufacturers paper from
used paper. Influent and effluent samples were collected at Farm Stores,
Miami Board, and Florida Processing, and effluent samples were collected
at the other industries. All industries were sampled using automatic
samplers, for at least four days. The type of automatic sampler most
frequently used was the Serco sampler, which collected a grab sample every
hour for 24 hours. Each grab sample was stored in a separate container.

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The grab samples collected when the plant was discharging were manually
composited once each day and returned to the Lower Florida Estuary Study
for analysis. The other type of automatic sampler used was a Protech
sampler which collected a smaller sample every six minutes. These
samples were automatically composited and were returned daily to the
Lower Florida Estuary Study for analysis.

A grab sample for bacteriological analysis was collected daily when
the automatic samplers were serviced. These samples were returned to the
Florida Department of Air and Water Pollution Control Laboratory in
Hallandale for analysis.

Temperature, chlorine residual (when applicable), and pH were
measured once on a grab sample when the automatic samplers were serviced.

GROUP II

This group consisted of industries washing, striping, painting,
repairing and testing aircraft and aircraft parts. In addition, it included
one railroad car washing waste. Sampling at Test Cell Building-Dade County
Port Authority, Butler Aviation, Eastern Airlines, Propeller Service, and
Air Carrier was accomplished by manually collecting a grab sample
approximately every hour from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for four days. The
samples were composited for the four days with the exception of daily
compositing for phenols and acidity/alkalinity. In addition, on one day,
a set of grab samples was collected at these industries every 15 minutes,
and composited samples for that day were analyzed for all parameters.

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Airlift International, Northeast Airlines and Seaboard Coastline Railroad
were sampled by collecting a grab approximately every hour from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. for five days. These samples were composited for the five
days with the exception of daily compositing for phenols and acidity/
alkalinity. Miami Aviation and Homestead Air Force Base were known to
have small discharges and were sampled with one grab.

Temperature and pH were measured in the field when each grab was
collected.

GROUP III

This group consisted of dye works and photo processors. Grab samples
were manually collected at these industries. G. Gertz Enterprises was
sampled twice on the first sampling day and once a day for the next three
days. Miami Dye was sampled approximately six times a day for four days
and Smith and Butterfield was sampled six times a day for three days. One
grab sample was collected at Kim Color, since their wastes will be discharged
to the sewers in the very near future.

When more than one grab was collected, the samples were composited
daily. All samples were analyzed daily for each parameter. Temperature
and pH were measured in the field when each grab was collected.

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GROUP IV

This group consisted of metal plating and aluminum anodizing wastes.
Grab samples were collected at most plants approximately seven times per
day for five days. Weekly composites were analyzed for all parameters
except for the analysis of daily composites for phenols and acidity/
alkalinity. One grab sample was collected at Continental Bumper Plating,
London Platers, and Tropical Plating, which have small discharges. One
grab sample was also collected at Airco Plating since the wastes were
automatically composited in soakage ponds.

Temperature and pH were measured in the field when each grab was
collected.

GROUP V

This group consists of one paint manufacturer, and one grab sample
was collected at this plant.

FLOW MEASUREMENTS

Various techniques were used to determine flow at the industries
evaluated during the study. Due to the number of plants evaluated each
week and the limited time spend at any industry, the flow measured during the
study is an approximation. These flow measurements were compared to water
use records and flow data provided by the industry when possible. Flow
values obtained from water use records are also approximations, because
in most cases sanitary water use and water used in product make-up had to
be estimated and subtracted from the water meter readings. A brief
description of the method used to evaluate flow at each industry is
presented in Appendix D.

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PRESERVATION OF SAMPLES

The following preservation techniques were employed in the waste
survey. All analyses were performed at the chemistry laboratory of the
Lower Florida Estuary Study unless otherwise indicated.

ACIDITY
ALKALINITY

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
CHLORINE DEMAND

Samples that were analyzed for the above four parameters were kept
in iced coolers until receipt by the lab where they were refrigerated at
4°C until analysis. Analysis was initiated as soon as possible after
receipt by the laboratory, but not later than 12 hours.

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
CHLORIDE
CONDUCTIVITY

SOLID DETERMINATIONS (ALL)

SULFATE

TURBIDITY

Samples for the above six parameters were'kept in iced coolers until
receipt by the laboratory where they were then kept at ambient temperature
until analysis.

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COLIFORM, TOTAL AND FECAL

Samples were collected in distilled water rinsed and sterilized
bottles to which was added 0.1 milliliter of a 107o solution of sodium
thiosulfate before sterilization. Samples were stored in iced coolers
for transport to the laboratory (always less than 6 hours) and processed
within 2 hours of receipt. All analyses were conducted at the State
Water Pollution Control Laboratory, Hallandale.

CYANIDE

Samples were immediately brought to pH 10 by the addition of 1
N NaOH. The samples were kept in disposable polyethylene plastic bottles
until analysis, which was performed at the Southeast Water Laboratory in
Athens, Georgia.

NITROGEN SERIES (TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN, AMMONIA NITROGEN, AND NITRATE-
NITRITE NITROGEN)

Samples were placed in a disposable polyethylene quart container and
kept refrigerated at 4° Centigrade. Samples were analyzed within 24 hours
after compositing by the laboratory.

METALS (EXCLUDING MERCURY)

Samples were collected in rigid, disposable polyethylene containers.
Upon return to laboratory, samples were preserved by the addition of five
milliliters of nitric acid and a pH of less than 2. Analysis was performed
at the Southeast Water Laboratory, Athens, Georgia.

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MERCURY

Samples were placed in special borosilicate pint glass bottles
which had been previously washed with nitric acid. When the samples
were returned to the laboratory, two milliliters of nitric acid were
added to each sample. Samples were usually analyzed within two weeks of
sample collection. Analysis was performed at the Southeast Water Laboratory,
Athens, Georgia.

OIL AND GREASE

The sample was collected in wide mouth quart glass bottles with
metal caps. Five milliliters of sulfuric acid were added to the empty
bottles before sampling so that initial sample additions were immediately
made acid. The acidified samples were kept in iced coolers until receipt
by the lab and then refrigerated at 4°C until analysis. Samples were
processed within 48 hours after compositing by the laboratory.

PHENOL

To empty brown glass quart bottles, one gram of Copper Sulfate and
10 milliliters of 10 percent phosphoric acid were added. Upon addition
of sample, sampling crews checked the pH and adjusted if necessary to
maintain the pH at approximately 4. The preserved samples were kept in
iced coolers until receipt by the lab and then refrigerated at 4°C until
analysis.

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PHOSPHORUS

Samples were placed in a disposable polyethylene quart container and
kept in iced coolers until receipt by the laboratory and then refrigerated
at 4°C. Samples were analyzed within 24 hours after compositing by the
laboratory.

pH AND RESIDUAL CHLORINE

These determinations were made in the field.

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METHODS

CHEMICAL AND BACTERIAL ANALYSIS

ACIDITY

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,

November 1969, p. 11, Potentiometric Procedure.

Comment - End point was taken at pH 8.3.

ALKALINITY

Method - 1969 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 23, p. 154, Potentiometric
Procedure.

Comment - End point was taken at pH 4.5.

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (5 DAY)

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
13th Edition, pp. 489-494.

Comments - All sample dilutions were made by direct sample measurement
into 300 ml BOD incubator bottles utilizing Fisher 1970 Catalog number 2-926
bottles or equivalent and volumetric pipets. The dilution water was seeded
with trickling filter effluent taken from the secondary clarifier of the
Port Everglades Sewage Treatment Plant. The quality of the seed was verified
by the glucose-glutamic acid check procedure. All results were seed corrected.

The dissolved oxygen was determined as per FWPCA Methods for Chemical
Analysis of Water and Wastes, November 1969, p. 55, full bottle technique
employing the Alsterberg modification of the Winkler Procedure, 0.0370 N
sodium thiosulfate being employed.

Where samples were chlorinated and a chlorine residual remained,
dechlorination was accomplished utilizing sodium sulfite and sulfuric acid.

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CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,
November 1969, p. 25.

Comments - Because of the extremely high COD values, aliquots of the
samples were diluted to 50 ml to accommodate COD values greater than 900 mg/1.
A potassium acid phthalate standard was run daily to monitor the test.

CHLORIDE

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
12th Edition, p. 370, Mercuric Nitrate Method.

CHLORINE DEMAND

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
12th Edition, p. 381.

Comment - Iodometric end point employed.

CHLORINE RESIDUAL

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
13th Edition, p. 385, Orthotolidine Method.

Comments - Comparison of the yellow orthotolidine color with permanent
color discs was made utilizing a Wallace and Tiernan comparator.

COLIFORM, FECAL

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
13th Edition, pp. 684-685, Membrane Filter Technique.

COLIFORM, TOTAL

Method - Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater,
12th Edition, pp. 610-615, Membrane Filter Technique.

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CONDUCTIVITY

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
13th Edition, p. 323.

Comment - The cell constant was determined for standard potassium
chloride solutions at 25°C. All conductivities of sample solutions are
reported at 20°C. To convert 20° conductivity to 25° conductivity, a
factor of 1.1 may be approximately applied at the 1400 umho/cm level.

CYANIDE

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater,
November 1969, p. 41.

METALS

Method - All metals with the exception of Titanium were treated as
per FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, November 1969,
p. 87, Atomic Absorption Methods.

Titanium was run polarographically after an alkaline flux and
subsequent solution. No EPA, Standard Method or ASTM method exists for
this element.

Comment - Detection limits by Atomic Absorption were set by direct
aspiration of sample. No concentration of metals was attempted.

NITROGEN, AMMONIA

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,
November 1969, p. 137.

Comments - A slightly modified manifold was employed. Also 10%
sodium potassium tartrate was used in place of 5% E.D.T.A.

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NITROGEN, NITRATE-NITRITE

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater,
November 1969, p. 171.

Comment - Manifold diagrammed was simplified omitting acid wash
system. All samples were filtered utilizing the on-line continuous filter.
New working standards were made daily and a standard curve prepared each
day.

NITROGEN, TOTAL KJELDAHL

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,
November 1969, p. 145.

Comments - A micro steam distillation unit was employed (Fisher
Catalog 1970, 21-150, or equivalent) with absorption into boric acid and
titrimetric determination with 0.02N sulfuric acid to the mixed indicator
endpoint.

OIL AND GREASE

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater,
November 1969, p. 205.

Comments - Hexanes (Fisher Chemical Catalog 67-C, H-300) was
substituted for n-hexane because of cost difference. Unbleached muslin
was used to make the muslin filter discs.

EM

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Waters and Wastewaters,
13th Edition, p. 276, Glass electrode method.

Comment - Meters were calibrated at pH values 4.01 and 6.87 immediately
before use. Buffers were made from prepackaged buffer salts (Fisher Chemical
Catalog B78 and B79) for pH values 6.86 and 4.01, respectively. The 6.86

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buffer is a potassium phosphate monobasic-disodium phosphate mixture
each 0.025M when diluted to volume. The A.01 buffer is a potassium
biphthate buffer, 0.05M when diluted to volume.

PHENOLS

Method - Standard Method for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
12th Edition, pp. 515-520.

Comments - All samples were subjected to distillation and subsequently
run as per Method A, Chloroform Extraction Method.

In instances where the phenol range exceeded method limits,
appropriately diluted aliquots of the distillate were used in the
extraction. The calibration curve was obtained by using procedural standards.

PHOSPHORUS, TOTAL

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,
November 1969, p. 236.

Comment - Manifold diagram on page 245 modified for sampler II and
continuous filtration. Disposable glassware used throughout analysis.
Calibration curves were prepared daily.

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Method - Gas chromotographic analysis of concentrated 15% methylene
chloride in hexane extract using a Ni-63 electron capture detector.

Conditions of Analysis: 6' x 1/4" pyrex column packed with 5°L
O.V.-210 on Chromasorb W-HP, 120 mesh, oven temperature 195°C., injection
port temperature 235°C., detector temperature 285°C.

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SETTLEABLE SOLIDS (SETTLEABLE MATTER)

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
12th Edition, p. 426.

Comments - All results reported in ml/1.

SOLIDS, NON-FILTRABLE (TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS)

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater,
November 1969, p. 265.

Comments - 4.7 cm glass fiber filter discs are employed.

SOLIDS FILTRABLE RESIDUE (TOTAL DISSOLVED)

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
13th Edition, p. 539.

Comments - The pH control of paragraph 4, Method A, was not followed.
103°C was the final drying temperature,

SULFATE

Method - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
13th Edition, p. 334, Turbidimetric Method.

TURBIDITY

Method - FWPCA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,
November 1969, p. 275.

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APPENDIX D

Methods Used to Evaluate Flows During the
Dade County Industrial Waste Study

CODE INDUSTRY	METHOD	

Group I
A1	Bordens Dairy

A2	Canada Dry Bottling Co.

A3	Cott Bottling Co.

A4	Dade County Dairies

A5	Economy Packing Co.

A6	Farm Stores, Inc.

A7	Federal Packing Co.

A9	Florida Processing Co.

A10	Gotham Provision Co.

A12	Miami Board

A13	Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.

A14	Tallowmaster, Inc.

Group II

B1	Test Cell Building 2120 -	Determination of water use was not possible.

Dade County Port Authority

B2	Airlift International	Estimated average water use provided by

industry. (Practically no discharge during
study period).

B3	Butler Aviation of Miami,	Measured time discharge required to fill

Inc.	a given volume each time a grab sample

was collected.

Water use records June, July 1971 subtracted
sanitary use and product make-up water.

Flow provided by H. J. Ross Associates,
Miami, Florida.

Read water meter during sampling period
subtracted sanitary and product make-up
water.

Continuously measured the water level in
a sump with a gravity flow outlet pipe.

Read water meter during sampling period
subtracted sanitary water use.

Read timers on treatment plant pumps and
multiplied time by pump rating provided
by industry.

Average flow from application for State
Permit to operate a water pollution source.

Estimated water use provided by industry.

Flow from application for State Permit
to operate a water pollution source.

Continuously measured flow through wier
into chlorination tank.

Flow provided by Montgomery Engineering,

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Estimated water used provided by industry.

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APPENDIX D (Continued)

Methods Used to Evaluate Flows During the
Dade County Industrial Waste Study

CODE

INDUSTRY

METHOD

B5

B6

B7
B9

BIO

Bll

B12

C2
C3

C4
C6

D1

Group II (Continued)
Eastern Air Lines

Homestead Air Force Base

Miami Aviation Corp.
Northeast Air Lines

Propeller Service of Miami

Seaboard Coastline Rail-
road

Air Carrier Engine Service
Group III

G. Gertz Enterprises
Kim Color Corp.

Miami Dye Works
Smith and Butterfield

Group IV

Acme Plating and Finishing

Calculated the average overflow from the
hydraulics of wet well No. 2, and deter-
mined the total daily flow from the number
of times overflow occurred on 05-18 & 19-71.

Measured time discharge required to fill
a given volume when the grab sample was
collected.

Water use records subtracted sanitary use.

Measured time discharge required to fill
a given volume each time a grab sample
was collected.

Measured time discharge required to fill
a given volume each time a grab sample
was collected.

Multiplied time treatment plant in operation
by treatment plant flow rating provided
by industry.

Measured time discharge required to fill
a given volume each time a grab sample
was collected.

Read water meter during sampling period
subtracted sanitary water use.

Flow from Industrial Waste Water Questionnaire
Department of Water and Sewers, City of
Hialeah, provided by industry.

Estimated flow provided by industry.

Average flow from application for State
Permit to operate a water pollution source.

Waste stream cross-sectional area multiplied
by velocity measured with pitot tube to
determine flow. Area and velocity measured
each time a grab sample was collected.

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D-3

APPENDIX D (Continued)

Methods Used to Evaluate Flows During the
Dade County Industrial Waste Study

CODE INDUSTRY	METHOD	

Group IV (Continued)

D2	Airco Plating Co.

D3	Aluminum Anodizing Co.

D4	Aluminum Finishing Corp.

D5	Continental Bumper Plating

D6	London Platers

D7	Milgo Electric

D8	Modern Aluminum Coatings,

Inc.

D10	Tropical Plating

Group V
El	Associated Plastics

Average flow from application for State
Permit to operate a water pollution source.

Measured time discharge required to fill
a given volume each time a grab sample
was collected.

Measured time discharge required to fill
a given volume each time a grab sample
was collected.

Estimated flow provided by industry.

Estimated flow provided by industry.

Estimated flow provided by industry.

Average flow from application for State
Permit to operate a water pollution source.

Flow estimated based on other electro-
platers in Dade County.

Estimated flow provided by industry.

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP I

INDUSTRY



PEPSI COLA





TALLOWMASTERS

DATE

6/14

6/15

6/16

6/17

6/18

6/1

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/8

PARAMETER





















BOD mg/L

--

1123

680

720

>1359

--

78

191

245

74

COD mg/1

--

1420

1130

1330

1120

--

224

267

425

155

TSS mg/1

--

172

12 74

648

738

--

44

68

57

32

O&G mg/1

--

--

--

--

--

--

99.1

--

--

--

NH^-N mg/1

--

1.03

0.29

0.02

0.27

--

21.5

16.4

13.6

11.2

Organic-N mg/1

--

3.4

6.5

3.2

5.7

--

0.8

0.5

0.8

0.7

N02-N03 mg/1

--

0.111

0.061

0.004

0.047

--

0.031

0.960

0.610

0.02 7

T-P mg/1

--

1.36

1.03

1. 71

0.62

--

0.35

0.36

0.23

0.46

pH Std. units

--

8.7

8.8

8.3

8.9

--

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.3

Temp. °F

7.5xl04

84

83

85
3.0xl06

85

--

83
4.0xl05

3.0xl06

--

>4.0x107

Total Col.
cells/100 ml

6.8xl0?

1.3xl07

0

No
Result

8.0xl06
6.4xl04

Fecal Col.
cells/100 ml

5000

>1.2x10^

5.2xl04

2000

0

No
Result

2.5xL05

4.0xl05

>8.0xl05

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C













660

510

500



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appendix e

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP I

INDUSTRY





GOTHAM PROVISION CO







MIAMI BOARD

DATE



6/7

6/8

6/9

6/10

6/11

6/7

6/8

6/9

6/10

6/11



PARAMETER



























BOD mg/1

Inf.
Eff.



>1298

1880

1720

2040

--

1004
392

853
514

558
3 73

45 70
417



COD mg/1

Inf .
Eff.



4820

2690

3550





--

1290
943

938

1620
930

1850
778



TSS mg/1

Inf.
Eff.



1240

680

1710



	

--

412
123

1080
149

800
164

1060
129



Set. Solids mg/1



--

--

--



--

--

0.5

0.3

1.0

0.0



NH3-N mg/1

--

57.5

60.0

48.0



45.0

--

0.35

0.32

0.27

0.31



Organlc-N

mg/1



112.1

81.7

82.6



79.0

--

7.8

7.4

6.4

7.3



NO-NO mg/1



0.160

0.040

0.027



0.048

--

0.280

0.02 7

0.030

0.037



T-P mg/1



--

25.4

15.3

10.9



13.2

--

2.20

2.30

0.64

0.60



pH Inf.
Eff.





6.7

6.7

7.2



6". 4



7.0
3.2

6.8
4.6

6.5
3.0

6.7
3.9



Temp. °F

Inf.
Eff.



83

82

84



82



117
111

114
111

109
105

109
103



Total Col.
cells/100 ml

>8.0x107

8.0xl06

l.OxlO9

8.0xl09

2

9

5x10

6.0xl04

--

0

0

20



Fecal Col.
cells/100 ml

2.5xl05

7.5x107

2.7xl06

8.0xl06

6

7x10 7

0

--

0

0

0



Turbidity
J.C.U.















Inf.
Eff.

1500
272

400

500

300

1

ro

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appendix e

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP I

INDUSTRY



FARM STORES







FLORIDA

PROCESSING

CO.





DATE

6/7

6/8

6/9

6/10

6/11

6/1

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/11



PARAMETER























BOD mg/1 Inf.

Eff.

--

>2145
4

4510
24

2580
56

3650
56

	

>1250
505

>1336
71

>1332
20

>6780
101



COD mg/1 Inf.

Eff.

--

6550
84

6510
121

4230
142

6160
126

--

9830
3670

10,300
485

10,070
280

33,500
368



TSS mg/1 Inf.

Eff.

	

1620
9.0

1520
16.5

1080
42 .0

1540
32.0

	

37,020
2050

2900
210

10,120
64

11,040
117



Hg ug/1

--

0. 73

0.53

0.43

1.20

--

--

--

--

--



O&G mg/1

--

--

--

--

--

--

10.3

--

--

--



NH^-N mg/1

--

0.43

0.53

0.46

0.62

--

2.9

6.4

8.2

85.3



Organic-N mg/1

--

2.4

3.1

4.0

7.6

--

198.5

13.2

14.8

23.3



N02"N03 mg/1

--

16.4

11.0

16.0

5.0

--

31.0

24. 7

18.6

0.4



T-P mg/1

--

39.8

33.6

38.8

36.4

--

103.9

66.0

57.0

34.4



pH Inf.
Eff.

--

6.3

7.4

6.1
7.5

6.9
7.5

9.6
7.4



8.2

8.2

9.1

8.1



Temp. °F Inf.

Eff.

	

84

85

83

84

80
83

83
82

--

72

78

81

81



CI. Res.mg/1

--

5.0

10.0

0.5

--

--

--

--

--

--



Total Col.
cells/100 ml

2.5xl05

0

0

20

8000

0

0

3.2xl04

0

1.8x10A

tn

i

Fecal Col.
cells/100 ml

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1300

0

5000

Conductivity
umhos @ 20 C











Inf.
Eff.

2830
2820

3460
28 70

3090
2950

--



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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP I

INDUSTRY



ECONOMY

PACKING







FEDERAL

PACKING CO.





DATE

6/14

6/15

6/16

6/17

6/18

6/14

6/15

6/16

6/17

6/18

PARAMETER





















BOD mg/1

--

1006

1790

1030

2040

--

00

802

780

1166

COD mg/1

--

2 760

3480

3060

3510

--

--

1930

15 70

1810

TSS mg/1

--

480

772

326

740

--

--

628

680

563

NH^-N mg/1

--

97.0

100.0

118.0

108.0

--

--

151.5

75.5

156.0

Organic-N mg/1

--

103. 7

131.6

115.2

132. 7

--

--

25.0

90.1

28.1

N02"N03 mg/1

--

0.222

0.046

0.006

0.006

--

--

0.012

0.011

0.009

T-P mg/1

--

9.2

9.8

7.6

7.8

--

--

17.4

23.4

24.2

pH Std. units

--

6.4

6 .4

6.5

6.4

--

6.7

6.9

6.6

7.0

Temp °F

--

72

81

80

83

2.OxlO8

84

85

84

85

Total Col.
cells/100 ml

1.8xl09

2.OxlO8

6. OxlO8

1.25xl09

1. 3xl09

5.2xl09

9

1.5x10

7.OxlO8

1.9xl09

Fecal Col.
cells/100 ml

2.5xl07

2.3xl07

2.4xl07

8.OxlO6

7.OxlO6

6.OxlO6

3.3xl07

2.2xl07

1.OxlO6

2.OxlO6

-l>

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP I

INDUSTRY



COTT BOTTLING





DADE COUNTY DAIRIES

DATE

6/14

6/15

6/16

6/17

6/18

6/14

6/15

6/16

6/17

6/18

PARAMETER





















BOD mg/1

--

131

202

413

588/1650

--

835

820

1070

1556

COD mg/1

--

950

896

800

1010

--

1990

1120

1430

2160

TSS mg/1

--

352

336

112

3 76

--

385

2 70

230

168

Hg ug/1

--

--

--

--

--

--

0.35

<0.20

<0.20

<0.20

NH^-N mg/l

--

0.08

0.12

1.08

0.82

--

0.20

0.17

0.63

2. 14

Organic-N mg/1

--

10.2

13.2

3.6

3.2

--

24.0

19.8

20.8

36.1

N02"N0^ mg/1

--

0.13 7

0.013

0.009

0.004

--

0.122

0.040

0.044

0.062

T-P mg/1

--

5.5

4.9

2.1

3.2

--

16.0

11.2

8.0

16.0

pH Std. units

--

6.4

6.1

6.3

6.8

--

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

Temp °F

--

79

78

78

79

--

80

82

81

81

Total Col.
cells/100 ml

>1600

7.8xl07

4. 2x10 7

5.0xl07

1 .OxlO8

1.6xl05

>8.OxlO7

1.36xl08

>8.0x107

2.6xl08

Fecal Col.
cells/100 ml

>1200

46,000

84,000 26

,000

0

>2000

>3.OxlO5

>6.OxlO6

2.75x107

3.5x107

m

i

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP I

INDUSTRY



BORDENS

DAIRY





CANADA DRY

DATE

6/14

6/15

6/16

6/17

6/18

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/9

6/10

PARAMETER





















BOD mg/1

--

878

888

524

928/1920

>253

>630

52

>1178

>1310

COD mg/I

--

1750

14 70

805

1430

4400

2430

1360

3490

3008

TSS mg/1

--

303

267

254

188

2530

328

60

79

100

Hg ug/1

--

<0.20

0.25

<0.20

<0.20

--

--

--

--

--

O&G mg/1

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

NH3-N mg/1

--

0.21

0.64

7.0

0.60

3.60

0.36

0.45

1.19

1.31

Organic-N mg/1

--

31.7

33.6

14.7

29.0

30.8

9.1

4.5

15.0

13.6

NO^-NO^ mg/1

--

0.048

0.052

0.0 70

0.072

0.52

8.20

7.90

0.81

0.64

T-P mg/1

--

26.0

49.0

26.0

39.5

180.9

23.5

5.0

9.7

6.8

pH Std. units

--

7.2

9.2

7.1

7.0

10.5

10. 7

11.6

9.3

9.1

T emp °F

--

81

87

79

81

81

83

88

83

79

CI.Res. mg/1

--

--

1.56xl08

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Total Col.
cells/100 ml

>1.6xl05

>8.0x107

>8.OxlO7

l.OlxlO9

0

0

0

230

3300

Fecal Col.
cells/100 ml

>1.2xl03

>6.0xl05

5. 9xl0&

7.0xl06

>1. 6x10 7

0

0

0

0

0

Turbidity J.C.U.

--

--



--

T"

--

--

--

--

--

Conductivity
umhos (3 20°C











1450

1890

7480



t
<

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E-7

APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP II

INDUSTRY

Eastern

Airlines

Propeller

Service

DATE



5/19/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

5/19/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

PARAMETER









1.

COD rag/1

256

47

1660

1525

2.

TSS mg/1

11.2

4.0

37.7

28.6

3.

TDS mg/1

421

385

346

464

4.

0 & G mg/1

8.2

87.9

31.3

10.0

5.

Ni mg/1

<.05

0.05

<.05

0.5

6.

Cu mg/1

0.02

0.02

0.32

1.41

7.

Zn mg/1

0.17

0.15

0.78

2.57

8.

Cr mg/1

1.57

1.08

0.76

3.95

9.

Pb mg/1

0.10

0.16

8.85

29.6

10.

Cd mg/1

0.01

<.01

1.30

3.40

11.

CN mg/1

0.02

0.01

<.01

<.01

12.

NH3-N mg/1

0.43

0.415

0.44

1.22

13.

Organic-N mg/1

--

0.31

--

4.4

14.

N02-N03"N mg/1

0.56

0.37

0.47

0.69

15.

T-P mg/1

1.2

0.52

1.30

2.00

16.

Conductivity
umhos (3 20°C

769

684

451

532

17.

pH Std. units

7.0

6.8

7.7

7.9

18.

Turbidity J.C.U

9.5

3.4

120

120

19.

Sn mg/1

2

1

--

--

20.

Ag mg/1

<.01

<.01

--

--

21.

Immiscible
Liquid





21%

11.4%

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E-8

APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP II

INDUSTRY

Butler

Aviation

Airlift
Internat'1

Homes tead
A. F. B.

DATE



5/20/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

5/21/71

PARAMETER









1.

COD mg/1

1900

1580

320

5 70

2.

TSS mg/1

138.5

20.6

52

18.8

3.

TDS mg/1

253

633

288

384

4.

0 & G mg/1

133

11.6

41.9

20.2

5.

Ni mg/1

<.05

0.05

<.05

<.05

6.

Cu mg/1

0.11

0.28

0.20

0.03

7.

Zn mg/1

1.38

2. 76

0.33

0.26

8.

Cr mg/1

3.55

2.30

0.17

1.42

9.

Pb mg/1

0.38

1.23

1.06

0.41

10.

Cd mg/1

1.35

0.34

0.04

0.05

11.

CN mg/1

<.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

12.

NH3-N mg/1

8.90

3.96

0.29

1.2

13.

Organic-N mg/1

--

2.2

2.31

2.0

14.

N02-N03-N mg/1

0.42

0.37

0.206

0.132

L5.

T-P mg/1

17.0

30.9

3.1

6.5

L6.

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C

445

551

327

393

L7.

pH Std. units

7.9

5.2

8.9

7.3*

L8.

Turbidity J.C.U

. 215

120

145

36

L9.

Sn mg/1

--





--

>0. Ag mg/I

>1. Immiscible
Liquid

f pH measured at LFES laboratory.

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E-9

APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP II

INDUSTRY

Seaboard

Coastline

Railroad

Northeast
A irlines

Miami
Aviation
Corp.

)ATE



Composite
5/24-5/28/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

5/28/71

PARAMETER







1.

COD mg/1

203

2771

48.2

2.

TSS mg/1

42

46

6.78

3.

TDS mg/1

454

930

250

4.

0 & G mg/l

16.5

204.6

0.45

5.

Ni mg/1

<.05

0.27

--

6.

Cu mg/1

0.02

2.53

--

7.

Zn mg/1

0.13

2.15



8.

Cr mg/1

0.02

0.48



9.

Pb mg/1

0.18

1. 72

0.14

10.

Cd mg/1

<.01

0.64

--

11.

CN mg/1

0.02

0.02

0.07

12.

NH^-N mg/1

0.47

2.00

0.25

13.

Organic-N mg/1

2.67

11.4

--

14.

NO^-NO^-N mg/1

0.026

0.350

0.156

15.

T-P mg/1

1.45

56.8

0.63

16.

Conductivity
umhos (9 20°C

887

803

689

17.

pH Std. units

7.6

7-. 1

8.1*

18.

Turbidity J.C.U.

26

Black

3.5

19.

Sn mg/1

--

--

--

20.

Ag mg/1

--

--

--

21.

Immiscible Liquid

" —

- -



* pH

measured at LFES

laboratory.





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E-10

APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP II

INDUSTRY

Test Cell

Bldg 2120--DCPA

Air

Carrier

DATE



5/18/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

5/18/71

Composite
5/17-5/21/71

PARAMETER









I.

COD mg/1

120

57

301

220

2.

TSS mg/1

2.4

4.3

10.8

4.6

3.

TDS mg/1

129

168

534

175

4.

0 & G mg/1

11.3

15.5

17.4

10.3

5.

Ni mg/1

<.05

<.05

<•05

<.05

6.

Cu mg/1

0.01

<.01

0.02

0.01

7.

Zn mg/1

0.12

0.10

0.09

0.10

8.

Cr mg/1

<.01

0.02

0.06

0.05

9.

Pb mg/1

<.05

0.20

0.27

0.44

10.

Cd mg/1

0.01

0.01

0.10

0.04

11.

CN mg/1

<.01

0.01

<.01

<.01

12.

NH3-N mg/1

0.44

0.15

0.02

0.025

13.

Organic-N mg/1



--

--

0.25

14.

NO2-NO2-N mg/1

0.02

0.10

0.12

0.14

15.

T-P mg/1

0.09

0.09

0.11

0.12

16.

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C

456

318

252

2 76

17.

pH Std.units

7.2

7.1

8.3

7.8

18.

Turbidity J.C.U

6.3

5.4

28

42

19.

Sn mg/1

--

--

<1

<1

20.

Ag mg/1

--

--

<.01

<.01

21.

Immiscible
Liquid

_ _

— _

_ _

_ _

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP II

INDUSTRY

ACIDITY

ALKALINITY



5/17/71

5/18/71

5/19/71

5/20/71

5/21/71

Com-
posite

5/17/71

5/18/71

5/19/71

5/20/71

5/21/71

Com-
posite

Teat Cell Bldg
2120 -- DC PA
Airlift Int'l

--

--

--

--

--

--

53
92

154
91

153
90

68
91

83
92

102
91.2

Butler Aviation

424

217

--

--

--

321

--

--

63

104

167

111

Eastern Airlines

--

--

--

--

--

--

176

180

189

194

198

187

Homestead A.F.B.

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

137

--

Air Carrier

--

--

--

43

--

--

47

65

45

--

49

52

Northeast Air-
lines

	

	

	

	

	

--

49

104

222

284

380

208

Propeller Serv-
ice



--

--

--

--

--

162

179

103

151

119

143



5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71

5/27/71

5/28/71

Com-
posite

5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71

5/27/71

5/28/71

Com-
posite

Miami Aviation
Corp.

	

	



	

	











188



Seaboard Coast-
line R.R.

--

--

--







138

161

150

212

213

175

M

1

h-'

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP II

INDUSTRY





PHENOLS

(ug/1)







TEMPERATURE

(°F)







5/17/71

5/18/71

5/19/71

5/20/71

5/21/71

Com-
pos ite

5/17/71

5/18/71

5/19/71

5/20/71

5/21/71

Average

Test Cell Bldg
2120 -- DCPA
Airlift Int'1

50
1050

2.0
1260

5

1332

5.5
890

1.06

1700

12. 71
1246

85.8
83.3

85.5
83.5

86.9
85.4

84.5
83.2

84.9
83.4

85.4
83. 7

Butler Aviation

100,000

100,000

30,000

1060

2500

46,712

86.0

85.0

83.0

86.2

84.2

84.4

Eastern Airlines

4.5

40

10

9

4.5

13.6

80.6

80.6

79.3

78.9

79.2

79.8

Homestead A.F.B.

--

--

--

--

890

--

--

--

--

--

83.0

--

Air Carrier

420

800

506

85

1000

562

87.0

81.9

83.3

83.9

83.6

84.4

Northeast Air-
lines

650

1250

5000

10,000

10,000

5380

81.8

77.1

75. 7

78.2

81.0

78. 7

Propeller Serv-
ice

200,000

2 75,000

195,000

52,500

30,000

150,500

84.8

84.4

85.3

81.0

82.8

83.3



5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71

5/27/71

5/28/71

Com-
posite

5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71

5/27/71

5/28/71

Average

Miami Aviation
Corp.



	



	

1.1

	

_ _

__ _

_ _

_ _

82.0

„ _

Seaboard Coast-
line R.R.

27

38

24.5

35

23

29.5

81.8

82.3

82.3

83.8

85.2

83.1
en

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP III

INDUSTRY



GERTZ





KIM COLOR

DATE

6/1

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/18

PARAMETER











BOD mg/1

165

320

>609

259

377

COD mg/1

1170

1980

2242

1962

911-873

TSS mg/1

203

134

211

42

10.4-8.0

Hg ug/1

1. 78

0.30

0.85

0.35

--

Cr mg/1

--

--

--

--

<0.01

CN mg/1

--

--

--

--

0.19

Ag mg/1

--

--

--

--

3.20

Zn mg/1

--

--

--

--

1.50

NH^-N mg/1

0.61

2.4

0.47

0.25

72.0

Organic N mg/1

10.8

22.9

19.1

13.0

2.4

N02~N03 mg/1

0.258

0.146

4.65

1.72

0.487

T-P mg/1

14.5

28.9

53.0

28.5

1.31

pH Std. units

5.9

5.7

4.8

6.9

.6.0

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C

464

1540

610

680

1282-1650

Temp. °F

109

114

111

120

82

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY
GROUP III

INDUSTRY



MIAMI DYE

WORKS





SMITH AND

BUTTERFIELD



DATE

6/1

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/5

PARAMETER

















BOD mg/1

>321

150

336

256

116

119

27

--

COD mg'l

1090

493

1183

1033

277

277

57.6

--

TSS mg/1

24

11.8

8

19

9.6

2

12

--

Hg ug/1

1.73

0.88

2.80

0.68

.20

1.00

0.40

--

NHj-N mg/1

0.40

0.27

0.23

0.26

13.0

20.0

2.5

--

Organic N mg/1

14.2

5.8

13.2

12.9

1.7

1.3

0.6

--

N02-N03 mg/1

0.313

0.068

2.60

2.52

0. 746

5.82

2.32

--

T-P mg/1

1.75

1.72

1.57

1.70

0.24

0.22

0.17

--

pH Std. units

8.9

7.2

7.8

8.5

6.6

7.3

8.1

--

Conductivity
umhos @ 20 C

638

589

912

45 7

716

783

428

--

Temp. F

105.1

98.5

102.0

103.3

80.1

79.5

78.5

--

CI. Demand mg/1















92.8

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E-15

APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP IV

INDUSTRY



London
Platers

Milgo

Electronics
Corp.

Modern
Aluminum
Coatings

DATE





5/21/71

Composite
5/24-5/28/71

Composite
5/24-5/28/71

PARAMETER







1.

COD

mg/1

39

39.4

119

2.

TSS

mg/1

5.2

10.8

31.6

3.

TDS

mg/1

381

240

4330

4.

0 &

G mg/1

13.6

0.6

0.2

5.

NH„

-N mg/1

1.31

0.21

4.60

6.

Organic-N mg/1

--

0.52

1.06

7.

no2

-N03-N mg/1

0.44

0.105

11.6

8.

T-P

mg/1

1.4

1.01

133.0

9.

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C

567

600

5140

10.

pH

Std. units

7.4*

7.6

11.6*

11.

Ni

mg/1

18.2

--

--

12.

Cu

mg/1

0.82

--

--

13.

Zn

mg/1

--

--

--

14.

Cr

mg/1

3.65

0.17

--

15.

CN

mg/1

0.26

<.01

<.01

16.

Cd

mg/1

--

--

--

17.

Sn

mg/1

--

--

--

18.

A1

mg/1

--

2.0 .

540

19.

Au

mg/1

<.05

--

--

20.

Ag

mg/1

0.05

--

--

21.

Turbidity J.C.U.

13

8.5

9.8

22.

Sulfate mg/1

55.2

56.4

312.5

pH measured at LFES laboratory.

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP IV

INDUSTRY

Tropical
Plating

Aluminum
Finishing Corp.

DATE



5/21/71

Composite
5/24-5/28/71

PARAMETER





1.

COD mg/1

86

53.8

2.

TSS mg/1

5.7

285

3.

TDS mg/1

601

2600

4.

0 & G mg/1

9.6

0.3

5.

NH3-N mg/1

3.7

61.6

6.

Organic-N mg/1

11.4



7.

no2-no3-n

3.08

21.0

8.

T-P mg/1

0.17

3.02

9.

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C

887

3400

10.

pH Std. units

8.6*

7.2

11.

Ni mg/1

--

--

12.

Cu mg/1

7.80

--

13.

Zn mg/1

2.28

--

14.

Cr mg/1

--



15.

CN mg/1

23.0

0.04

16.

Cd mg/1

--

--

17.

Sn mg/1

--



18.

A1 mg/1

--

95.0

19.

Au mg/1

<.05

--

20.

Ag mg/1

3.60

--

21.

Turbidity J.C.U.

10

115

22.

Sulfate mg/1

35.6

1420

* pH

measured at LFES

laboratory.



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E-17

APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP IV

INDUSTRY



Acme Plating
& Finishing

Airco
Plating

Aluminum
Anodizing

Continental
BumperPlating

DATE





Composite
5/24-5/28/71

5/28/71

Composite
5/24-5/28/71

5/21/71

PARAMETER









I.

COD mg/1

8.0

155

22. 7

50.0

2.

TSS

mg/1

34.8

18.4

261

4.2

3.

TDS

mg/1

267

17 00

3620

454

4.

0 &

G mg/1

1.3

4.3

0.2

15. 7

5.

NH

-N mg/1

1.19

7.9

40.0

0.3

6.

Organic-N mg/1

0.27

16.9

--

0.9

7.

no2

-NO^-N mg/1

0.296

3.32

0.096

0.29

8.

T-P

mg/1

0.41

0.61

0.09

1.4

9.

Conductivity
umhos @ 20°C

671

2830

4570

591

10.

pH

Std. units

5.6*

7.4

6.8

6.5*

11.

Ni

mg/1

0.47

2.60

--

41.0

12.

Cu

mg/1

0. 71

4.0

--

--

13.

Zn

mg/1

8.90

18.5





14.

Cr

mg/1

0.80

0.34



19.8

15.

CN

mg/1

1.0

0.50

<.01

0.02

16.

Cd

mg/1

0.09

0.53

--

--

17.

Sn

mg/1

<1.0

2.0

--

--

18.

A1

mg/1

--

--

98.0

--

19.

Au

mg/1

--

--

--

--

20.

AS

mg/1

--

--

--

--

21.

Turbidity J.C.U

. 45

12

54

10

22.

Sulfate mg/1

16.2

412.0

2430

143

* pH

measured at LFES laboratory.







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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP IV

INDUSTRY



PHENOL

(ug/1)







TEMPERATURE (°F)



5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71

5/27/71

5/28/71

Com-
posite

5/24/71

5/25/71 5/26/71

5/27/71

5/28/71

Com-
pos ite

Acme Plating &
Finishing

1.1

12.0

1.1

1.0

Nil

3.0

81. 7

82.2 83.7

84.1

81.9

82. 7

Airco Plating

--

--

--

--

1.2

--

--

--

--

--

--

Aluminum
Anodizing

1.1

Nil

Nil

0.5

0.5

0.4

78.2

81.0 83.3

84.6

83.4

82.1

Aluminun Finish-
ing Corp.

1.2

Nil

0.5

Nil

Nil

0.3

85.2

83.5 87.1

90.6

89.1

87.4

Milgo Elec. Corp.

5.5

1.1

1.1

0.5

Nil

1.6

82.3

82.4 83.7

85.1

84.1

83.5

Modern Alumi-
num Coatings

1.1

Nil

1.0

Nil

1.0

0.6

82.7

84.7 84.7

86.0

86. 7

85.0



5/21/71

5/21/71

Cont inental
Bumper

Nil











	









London Platers

4.95











--









Tropical Plating

5.5











78.8







t

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APPENDIX E

COMPILATION OF DATA - DADE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL WASTE STUDY

GROUP IV

INDUSTRY

ACIDITY

ALKALINITY



5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71 5/27/71 5/28/71

Com-
posite

5/24/71

5/25/71

5/26/71 5/27/71

5/28/71

Com-
posite

Acme Plating &
Finishing

119

156

	 	 	

138

	

	

72 190

135

132

Airco Plating

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

94

--

Aluminum
Anodizing

257



1120

689



45

254

320

206

Aluminum Finish-
ing Corp.





131

131

49

233

94

720

2 74

Milgo Elec. Corp.

--

--

--

--

84

139

99 56

48

85

Modern Alumi-
num Coatings

--

--

--

--

2080

3660

3800 1820

1100

2492



5/21/71

5/21/71

Continental
Bumper









33









London Platers

--







184









Tropical Plating









304









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