Contaminant Removal Resources

  1. Why Innovative Uses For Pile Cloth Media Filters Are Multiplying 9/12/2023

    Learn about the unique ways wastewater and drinking water operations are employing pile cloth media (PCM) to tackle new and complex challenges.

  2. Four Tips For A Successful PFAS Removal Pilot Study 8/11/2023

    Follow these key steps to conduct a successful pilot study to help remain below their target contaminant limits and cost-effectively comply with regulations.

  3. Peace Of Mind Starts With Your Water Supply 7/31/2023

    It's no understatement to say that I am deeply into water. As a water professional, I think about water all the time. I stay current on the technologies that help keep our water supply safe. I am an avid student of the history of water systems. I grew up in New York City, home to the best-tasting water in the world, and I'm fortunate to live in the U.S., which has a high national standard for water quality, safeguarded by the colleagues I saw recently at AWWA's ACE conference.

  4. Groundwater vs. Surface Water: A Treatment Comparison 7/20/2023

    This article will discuss two of the most common drinking water sources and how they affect treatment priorities and configurations.

  5. City Of Salem Chooses Ozone To Treat Cyanotoxins In Raw Water 7/6/2023

    In this case study, discover why the City of Salem's Geren Island Water Treatment Plant chose ozone as the best option to effectively treat cyanotoxins in their raw water.

  6. Enhanced Attenuation — A Solution For Addressing The Daunting Challenges Of PFAS In Our Groundwater 6/20/2023

    While drinking water providers scramble to upgrade their contaminant removal systems to meet the U.S. EPA's pending new PFAS regulations, leading groundwater remediation scientists propose enhanced attenuation as a solution to prevent further PFAS contamination to drinking water and our public health. These sorption-enhanced attenuation treatments are now being deployed with outstanding results.

  7. Does Grinding Create Microplastics? 6/7/2023

    Some industry professionals have concluded eliminating the use of grinders will prevent microplastics from entering the water cycle. This thinking is wrong for a range of reasons.

  8. Common LT2 Compliance Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them) 6/5/2023

    Water systems are complex, and many things can go awry that can cause a once-compliant plant to fall out of compliance or cause a compliance solution to fail at startup.

  9. Calgon Carbon Initiates Emergency Response To PFAS Detection 5/18/2023

    Discover how a small town in Delaware addressed PFAS that were detected in three public wells, impacting more than 1,250 residents and businesses. 

  10. New EPA PFAS Limits: Why Small Water Utilities Need Not Fear Them 4/17/2023

    Smaller water utilities may be in a panic over the EPA's proposed federal limits on PFAS, but there are two reasons for these smaller utilities to remain hopeful.