BCA, INC.
BIODETERIORATION CONTROL ASSOCIATES, INC.
MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION CONTROL SERVICES
CONSULTING
SERVICES
BCA
offers a complete range of consulting services relating to microbial
contamination control in the metalworking, fuel, petroleum production and water
treatment (heat exchange) industries:
·
Antimicrobial
pesticide (biocide) selection
·
Biocide
market opportunity analysis
· Diagnosis (root cause analysis)
·
Fuel
Treatment Contractor Services
·
Training
These
services enable you to minimize the adverse costs of microbial contamination.
ANTIMICROBIAL
PESTICIDE SELECTION
BCA will help you to
determine the products, dosages and treatment intervals that will give you
cost-effective microbial contamination control.
BIOCIDE
MARKET OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS
Microbicide
manufacturers and
formulators can depend on BCA for thorough and cogent market opportunity
assessments. Opportunity
assessments include: estimation of addressable market size, review of
competitive environment, assessment of unmet market needs, barriers to entry and
synergistic market channel strategies.
BCA provides turn-key
condition monitoring implementation services to: identify relevant parameters,
develop control limits, define action plans, provide protocols for sampling and
running tests, refine condition monitoring programs based on data trends.
BCA provides training and education to clients implementing condition
monitoring for biodeterioration control.
Given
the relatively recent emphasis on value-added costs versus non-value added
costs, the economic impact of uncontrolled microbial contamination is not always
apparent. BCA will work with you to
design programs for identifying and quantifying cost-elements contributed by
microbial contamination. As data are developed, BCA will identify cost-reduction
measures; developing written recommendations which identify the cost-benefits
associated with the proposed corrective measures.
DIAGNOSIS
(MICROBIOLOGICAL AUDIT)
The
microbiological audit is the first step in determining whether a problem exists,
and how to combat it. The audit
includes on-site examination of all process-fluid system components. Samples
drawn from critical locations within and around the system are analyzed for
evidence of microbes and microbial activity. If necessary, samples are forwarded
to the laboratory for follow-up analysis. A preliminary, oral report is given
on-site. A written report, which includes complete data tables, a narrative
summary of the audit, an interpretive discussion of the data and recommendations
is prepared shortly after the site-visit and associated follow-up testing is
completed. (more...)
EDUCATION
BCA offers seminars on fuel and metalworking system microbiology. Programs range from half-hour strategic briefs to multi-day institutes that combine theory and practical application. (more...)
BCA offers expertise in
industrial process system biodeterioration, microbially influenced corrosion and
health effects of exposure to bioaerosols in the industrial environment.
FUEL
TREATMENT CONTRACTOR SERVICES
If
you have significant microbial contamination in a fuel storage/distribution
system, the corrective actions may be beyond the scope of your in-house
capabilities. Through its close working relationships with analytical, chemical,
engineering and service companies, BCA will ensure that timely, cost-effective
services are performed by nationally recognized professionals. Depending on your
needs and preferences, BCA can act as the primary contractor or provide referral
services. Either way, BCA will work with you to ensure that your microbial
contamination problems are solved.
BCA
offers training in all of the field tests relevant to condition monitoring for
microbial contamination control in industrial process systems.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional Information please contact BCA at (609)716-0200
or via email.
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