Wastewater Analysis Resources

  1. 10 Knockout Technologies From ACE17 6/29/2017

    AWWA's Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) hits The City of Brotherly Love with a flurry of new technologies.

  2. Understanding Big Data In The Water Industry 3/20/2017

    If you feel like you have too much data but not enough understandable or usable information, fine-tuning data collection and funneling it into an integrated data management system may be the way to become more proactive and make better decisions.

  3. A Comprehensive Software Tool For Assessing Risk At Wastewater Treatment Plants 1/25/2017

    Understanding risk is the first step to combating system failure and protecting the public and the environment from unsafe water.

  4. Understanding The Changes To CWA Test Procedures 1/19/2017

    The U.S. EPA has updated the list of approved test procedures that can be used to analyze wastewater for compliance under the Clean Water Act.

  5. What Is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) And What Does It Do? 12/5/2016

    Many people know what ATP stands for, but do you know what it does? This article demystifies this amazing energy carrier and explains why water professionals should care about it.

  6. DNA Sequencing: The Future Of Water And Wastewater Analysis? 11/16/2016

    DNA sequencing can provide more information on water and wastewater than traditional methods. Is it time for treatment operations to adopt the method?

  7. Math Solutions: Alkalinity Calculations 11/2/2016

    We know the importance of pH to biological wastewater treatment, but alkalinity should be considered equally important for its direct correlation to pH.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.