Peat: Nature’s Oldest Water Filtration System
Sustainable peat-based media engineered to remove heavy metals at a fraction of the cost of conventional technologies.
Peat primarily exists to protect our lakes, rivers, and streams from heavy metal runoff. It accomplishes this through its innate ion-exchange properties that selectively bonds to heavy metals in solution. Knowing this, APT set out in its early days to invent an insoluble media that would mimic the properties of naturally occurring reed sedge peat. From those R&D efforts, the APTsorb™ Water Treatment Media was born. Headwater Technologies (HWT), APT’s wholly owned subsidiary, is the sole provider of this one-of-its-kind peat-based media. Since its inception in 2021, HWT has responded to customer demand by growing into a full end-to-end water solutions provider, offering design, construction, and operations services in addition to its broad product portfolio, which in addition to APTsorb, includes a variety of the highest quality resins, carbons, and other treatment medias responsibly sourced throughout the world. Visit Headwater Technologies’ website to view the full scope of the HWT products and services.
APTsorb
APTsorb is our proprietary reed sedge peat, powered by the reed, making it distinct from other peat types due to its higher content of fibrous plant material, making it exceptionally effective for binding heavy metals and other contaminants.
APTIVATOR
The same engineered peat just in spherical form for precision flow and system efficiency - delivering consistent performance in applications that demand optimal contact, packing, and pressure control.
End-to-End Water Solutions:
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