Oil Sheen and PCB Removal from Transformer Sumps New York Power Authority Customer White Plains, New York, U.S.A. Location Application Treat oils and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the transformer sumps before discharging to the Niagara River. Objective of the Treatment Discharge to the Niagara River while meeting the following requirements: PCB: less than 40 ppt Oil Sheen: less than 1 ppm Challenge In May of 2004, the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) engineering staff in White Plains, New York contacted MYCELX to discuss treating oils and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) at the Lewiston Power Plant (the Niagara Power Project). Oils and PCBs were potentially in the snow and rainwater within the sumps under the transformers. NYPA needed a small, but robust technology, to treat o

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