Deicing Products > Commercial > Cryotech E36 ®
Potential Customer Profile
Commercial airports and military bases that are concerned with the quality of storm water run-off and require a high performance deicer can benefit from E36. With increased concerns of deicing chemicals reaching receiving waters, airport managers consider E36 an important tool in managing environmental issues associated with storm water run-off. If storm water drains directly from runways or taxiways into a body of water, NPDES discharge permits require regular monitoring of run-off to determine certain characteristics, including BOD and contaminants. Because of low BOD and high performance, E36 can help acheive storm water run-off objectives. The U.S. EPA gave notice to airports to evaluate the use of potassium acetate (E36) in lieu of ethylene glycol and/or urea. (Federal Register, 09/29/95)
