Contaminant Removal Articles
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EPA Investigates Chlorine Alternative
11/19/2014
In the U.S., chlorine has always been king when it comes to water disinfection. But the EPA is investigating a “greener” alternative that could dethrone the chemical disinfectant.
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Wastewater Disinfection And Energy Generation Make ‘Hot’ Couple
2/21/2014
When the Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) first presented their heat-based wastewater disinfection system to a group of environmental engineers, they didn’t get the response they expected.
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5 Reasons To Consider Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
2/10/2014
The economic and environmental costs of treating all wastewater at a centralized location can be a burden. At what point does decentralized treatment make more sense?
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The Surprising Answer To Nutrient Removal
2/3/2014
Algae has caused a lot of trouble in the water industry in recent years. But new research may just redeem the water industry foe.
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Electrocoagulation: A Shocking Approach To Wastewater Treatment
1/24/2014
A growing number of wastewater treatment professionals are turning to electrocoagulation — a water treatment process that uses electric current to remove various contaminants from water.
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Water Remediation ‘Robots’ Feast On Over 400 Wastewater Contaminants, Then Self-Destruct
11/21/2013
Meet the BactoBots, the secret agents of wastewater treatment.
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A New Approach To Early Biofilm Detection
11/14/2013
To assist industrial operators in managing and preventing biofilm, Italian start-up ALVIM Srl created a monitoring system that provides early warning detection of bacterial biofilm growing on pipelines, tanks, heat exchangers, RO membranes, and other equipment.
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Go With The (Change Of) Flow: 3 Overlooked Tasks At WWTPs
5/15/2013
There are certain requirements incumbent upon the wastewater operator when the volume and nature of waste coming into the wastewater treatment plant changes — first and foremost of which is recognition. That’s the easy part...