Contaminant Removal Resources
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.