Newsletter | February 9, 2024

02.09.24 -- Researchers Destroy PFAS With Electron Beams

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Decoding Ozone Disinfection Revisited

You probably already know that ozone is a very strong oxidant and acts to destroy chemical double bonds in organic compounds. You also probably know that ozone is an indiscriminate oxidant, meaning it will readily react with whatever compounds it encounters. Let's explore this concept further in the context of a disinfection application.

How To Conduct Water Quality Analysis For Ozone Disinfection

Because ozone is relied on so heavily to oxidize many potential wastewater contaminants, water quality analysis during the disinfection process is paramount. Once the ozone process itself is understood, its water quality ramifications and the quality parameters that offer insight into its efficacy can be analyzed.

Did You Know This About Granular Activated Carbon?

Did you know that just one gram of granular activated carbon (GAC) can have a surface area equivalent to several football fields? 

Measuring Arsenic Contamination In Water — Challenges And Solutions

Read about how addressing arsenic contamination promptly is essential to prevent long-term health problems.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

The Real Reason Your Pumps Fail

A common misconception when a pump goes down in wastewater applications is that the pump is always the source of the problem. The reality is that many — if not most — failures occur because of the system’s impact on the pump or because of other external environmental/operational factors.

The Benefits Of Digitalization And Remote Monitoring In Water Treatment And Distribution

Your water treatment facilities and water distribution networks are a complex set of interlocking steps that should include making the measurement, protecting that information in the cloud, and then putting it in the hands of key personnel, regardless of where they may be. This is the challenge of the 21st century — extracting needed information and getting it to the right people. This is where digitalization comes in.

Wastewater Utility Gains Clog-Resistant Lift Stations With Prefabricated Fiberglass Units

The city of Haverhill, MA, a community of 68,000, shares much in common with the sewage infrastructure of other long-established New England municipalities. Unfortunately, not only does Haverhill share much of the same infrastructure, it has been plagued with the same frequent, costly clogging issues.

Wipe Out Pump Clogs With The Duperon Dual Auger System

The Dual Auger System protects pumps and downstream equipment by extracting flushable wipes and other problematic material from raw sewage without grinding.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How To Remove More Sludge And Less Water During Clarification

Once the sludge has settled, what’s the most efficient way to remove it? John Stevenson, product line director at Brentwood, offers insight and solutions to common sludge-removal problems in this Q&A with Water Online.

FMU90 Transmitter And FDU92 Sensor Provides Filter Control In Wastewater

A large wastewater treatment plant uses all kinds of instrumentation from different suppliers. Learn how Endress+Hauser has proven to be a reliable partner and is an important supplier due to the high quality and reliability of instruments.

Evoqua Helps WWTP Address Future Tertiary Filtration Requirements

Discover how Disc Filter increases filtration capacity and performance in a small footprint. 

Weighing Carbon For Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Industrial wastewater operations have to tangle with myriad regulations and countless contaminants every day. Wrapping one’s head around these challenges can be difficult, but finding the solutions for them can be near impossible. Luckily, there’s an age-old technology that continues to offer operators salvation.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Weather Or Not: AMI That Stays Connected

As emerging weather patterns that cause significant damage and disruption across populated areas have become more common and show no signs of slowing down, many water utilities are improving resiliency in order to properly serve their communities and meet newer regulatory requirements.

10 Tips To Designing And Structuring A Modern HMI/SCADA System For Better Operational Performance

Water and wastewater professionals are constantly facing the challenge of finding the right balance between availability, reliability, risk, and cost. How can they reduce costs without compromising availability? How can they mitigate risks while maintaining costs under control?

Smart Infrastructure Solutions: The Antidote To AMI Tunnel Vision

For 20 years, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has been viewed primarily as a cost-efficient meter-reading resource — a key driver behind water utility ROI. More recently, however, utility operations increasingly rely upon AMI capabilities to cope with broader issues ranging from water scarcity to aging infrastructure. 

How WWTPs Can Get Greener Grass On The Other Side Of The IIoT

The next big thing is here and it’s the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). To understand how the IIoT applies to a wastewater treatment plant, look no further than your front yard.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers Use Electron Beams To Eradicate PFAS In Water

PFAS are used for a wide variety of things, from the stain protectant on some of your clothing and linens to the food wrappers on your burgers. The problem is that natural processes are ineffective at breaking PFAS down, so they accumulate in the environment and body.

NSF Certifies Microfilter As Its First Client In The World For NSF/ANSI 53 Total PFAS Reduction

Potential To ‘Save More Lives Than Doctors’: Rice Launches WaTER Institute To Develop Accessible Clean Water Technology

Introducing Lighthouse: SWAN Launches Innovative Digital AI Assistant To Amplify Search Experience

Gender Parity In Water Accelerated With UK-US Agreement

Pesticides Are Likely Impacting Invertebrate Life Essential To Our Nation's Streams

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Xylem Water Loss Management: Protect High-Risk Assets

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Submersible Sludge Pump XJS 40

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APH20 Multi Parameter Online Analyzer

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Wastewater Collection System That Causes Less Disruption To Communities

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