Wastewater Analysis Resources
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Top 10 Technologies From WEFTEC 2016
10/25/2016
300,000 square feet. That was the size of the tradeshow floor at WEFTEC, the world's largest annual water quality exhibition. I didn't see every technology showcased last month in New Orleans (over a thousand exhibitors were on hand), but here’s a “best of” list from the many that I came across — a snapshot of various technologies that stood out from the masses, exceptional for their level of innovation and potential for industry impact.
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Math Solutions: Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids (MLVSS) Calculations
10/4/2016
Wastewater consultant and trainer Dan Theobald (“Wastewater Dan”) dives deeper into the activated sludge process with calculations focused on MLVSS.
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Ozone Vent Gas For Aeration At Wastewater Plant Expansion In China
6/17/2016
The Jimo, China, municipal wastewater plant was originally designed to treat a combination of municipal and textile wastewater (120,000 m3/d) with Class IB effluent limits for BOD, COD, ESS, TN, NH3-N and TP.
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Carbon Dioxide For pH Control Of Landfill Leachate
6/16/2016
A landfill operator’s leachate treatment plant in Missouri required pH reduction following lime-softening and prior to the biological wastewater treatment process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) was chosen as a substitute for sulfuric acid due to improved process control and a reduced tendency to form scale.
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Protecting Against Doomsday Contaminants
5/16/2016
New tools are being developed for worst-case drinking water scenarios: chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN)-related contamination.
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Is Water 4.0 The Future?
4/21/2016
Water 4.0 is a concept that has recently been raised as the “future” of the water industry …possibly. Apart from being a paraphrase of Industry 4.0, the questions have to be asked: What is it, and what does it have to do with the way the water industry operates in its current state?
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Odor Patrol: Study Identifies Odor Culprits At San Fran Wastewater Facility
3/28/2016
The Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (SEP) is San Francisco’s largest and oldest wastewater facility. The plant is located in the midst of a mixed industrial, commercial, and residential area, with many of the plant neighbors directly across the street from the plant fence line. Odor emissions have historically been an issue.
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Addressing Environmental Regulations With UVC LEDs
3/3/2016
Global environmental concerns over water and air pollution are leading to new regulations that require real-time monitoring.
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Improving Sludge Dewatering Process Control
With RTC-SD 2/19/2016A WWTP sought solutions to improve process control, as high centrate solids caused plant inefficiencies such as high wasting rates, inefficient capacity and loading, and stress on centrifuges. Read the full case study to learn how the RTC-SD solution controlled polymer dosing in real time, allowing the WWTP to improve solids capture and increase throughput.
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Water Data Smackdown: Meet The Top 10 Innovators
1/15/2016
Imagine H2O recently announced the 10 finalists from more than 90 worldwide entrants to its Water Data Challenge. Here’s a brief overview of each company and what they offer.