BIRD BALL™ APPLICATION

Introduction

Birds and industrial ponds cause two main problems:

     increase in organic accumulations causing sludge overload
     wildlife fatalities from toxic process water and wastewater

Hazardous substances contained in industrial process water and wastewater such as cyanide, oil, salts or acids can be potentially deadly to birds and other wildlife. Water stored in open tanks or ponds often attract and potentially kill wildlife. Industrial ponds that can be particularly harmful are:

Acid Process Water Ponds

     Phosphate fertilizer processors and precious metal extraction industries.
     Birds landing in these acidic ponds can ingest this water, which causes severe trauma to their gastrointestinal tracts and eventual death.
     Birds die by drowning or hypothermia because the acidic water removes natural oils from their feathers.

Cyanide Ponds

     Pregnant cyanide solution used in heap leach gold mining.
     The solution is applied to the ore heaps for gold extraction.
     Bird fatalities occur due to the same reasons as Acid Process Water Ponds

Oil Field Waste Pits