MIOX Corporation is a start-up company based in Albuquerque that has developed technologies that appear to have significant value to the nation and world in dealing with an increasingly serious problem — cleaning up water.

MIOX mixed oxidant technology has emerged as the next generation of water disinfection equipment. The mixture of oxidants provides substantial improvements in safety, disinfection performance, and simplicity. It was recently added to the EPA's list of compliance technologies. MIOX now has single and multi-cell systems with cell production capacities ranging from 1 to 50 lbs. per day. Hundreds of installations world-wide, including municipal systems, commercial swimming pools, industrial and food processing applications, odor control, and cooling towers.

MIOX might be said to be a second-generation spin-off from Los Alamos National Laboratory. It was itself created by Los Alamos Technical Associates, which although not a true spin-off from Los Alamos, was founded by former laboratory scientists.

The MIOX technology is what is known as "mixed oxidant generators". These systems have proven to be more than twice as effective as chlorine — and also are safer because they do not discharge chlorine gas nor require handling as hazardous chemicals.

While initially designed for small community and other water systems, the MIOX system now is being used for waste water treatment and odor control. MIOX has been used successfully to treat a variety of odor problems, from agricultural production and industrial processing to municipal sewage odor control. Livestock and meat processing odors are increasingly becoming serious problems, particularly across the Midwest. MIOX has successfully reduced such industrial process odors.

Sewage odor control, particularly odor from hydrogen sulfide (H2S), is one of the most persistent and vexing problems faced by wastewater system engineers. H2S is formed in sewer lines and emits the familiar "rotten egg" smell — but MIOX systems have been successfully reducing H2S for two years.

The MIOX solution kills 95 per cent of pathogenic microbes within five minutes and is able to kill a much wider range of microorganisms than chlorine. Because it has a shorter kill time than chlorine, it requires smaller detention basins and reduces dechlorination requirements.

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