Santa Fe Springs, CA -- (SBWire) -- 02/19/2014 --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has detected high concentrations of toxic contaminants in sewage sludge, specifically toxic contaminants with heavy metals, steroids and pharmaceuticals, including the antibacterials, triclocarban and triclosan, antibiotics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, steroids, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and other anthropogenic drugs. This prompts all concerned companies to take more initiatives in providing services to clean sewage and drains efficiently.

Sewage treatment is geared towards reducing the effects of the wastewater in the environment. Materials like grease, nitrogen, and other settleable matter have a huge impact to the surroundings. It was observed that the chemical removal process is merely incidental as required by solubility, hydrophobic, and synthetic properties, and does not focus on the treatment process per se.

The end result is 42-billion wastes mostly made up of synthetic chemicals, either imported or manufactured in the United States. The sewage sludges are now found in different communities across the country.

This issue is highly controversial as the wastewater is primarily disposed to land, causing a direct effect on the agricultural industry. These findings are now causing the federal governments to support the measures in actual sewage clean-ups, as regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Other private companies also made initiatives to lessen the sewage sludge, one of which is the Gorlitz Sewer and Drain Inc. The company has been providing equipment and services to efficiently eliminate problems in the sewage system.

“Founded in 1980, Gorlitz Sewer & Drain, Inc. is one of the world's dominating manufacturers of sewer and drain cleaning equipment. Our products range from sewer and drain cleaning machines and accessories to trenchless and pipe fusion equipment, inspection cameras, plumbing tools, replacement parts and more. Gorlitz's line of professional equipment has aided many service technicians in their plumbing tasks by reducing service time and costs. Committed to excellence, Gorlitz Sewer & Drain, Inc. has both the personnel and facilities to assure unequalled service and dependability. With an emphasis on customer service and satisfaction, Gorlitz Sewer & Drain Inc. is ready to give you all the assistance you need and the assurance that you are purchasing top of the line equipment for the drain and plumbing industry,” as described in the company’s website.

Their services include providing and maintaining equipment like drain cleaning machines, water jetting machines, trenchless pipe systems, trenchless pipe accessories, video inspection equipment, and pipe location equipment. The company also offers other tools such as power cable feeders, reels and drums, knives and blades, jetter hoses and nozzles, and accessories and replacement parts. Visit http://www.gorlitz.com/ for more details.