Wastewater

  1. Roundup On High-Strength Wastewater: Treatment Challenges And Solutions 5/4/2023
    Wastewater is by nature a nuisance, but there are especially difficult varieties, covered herein, that can cripple onsite systems if not understood and handled properly.
  2. Being Resourceful With Wastewater Treatment To Help Tackle The Global Water Crisis 3/9/2023
    Trends toward efficiency and digitalization within the wastewater treatment industry promise improved operations, a healthier environment, and a more sustainable future.
  3. How An Algal Metabolic Hack Threatens Our Waters 3/9/2023
    Algae's ability to adapt and thrive is bad news for U.S. waterways, highlighting the importance of preventative measures to stave off harmful algal blooms.
  4. Doing More With Less: Densified Activated Sludge (DAS) Systems For Water Resource Recovery Facilities 1/11/2023

    As wastewater treatment plants — or water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs), more preferably termed — continue to strive for efficiency, DAS has emerged as a space-saving intensification solution.

  5. When Decentralized Wastewater Is The Wise Choice 11/3/2022

    Centralized wastewater treatment systems have been the dominant — and extremely effective — choice for pollution control historically, but onsite could prove right in many cases today.

  6. When Density Is Desirable 9/9/2022

    Infrastructure intensification through densification and granulation can help utilities meet nutrient management goals with minimal investment through retrofit.

  7. Using Biotechnology To Restore Productivity Of Anaerobic Digesters 7/15/2022

    When the production line of anaerobic digestion is slowed, efficiency is lost, and the reverse is true when holdups are cleared.

  8. Best Practices For Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades And Replacements 3/10/2022

    Onsite wastewater treatment solutions are practical and popular, but changing regulations and conditions may require an update to operations.

  9. A New Spin On An Old Technology Yields Surprising Results 1/12/2022

    A new advanced oxidation process has been born from a quest to find a more sustainable disinfection option for high water consumption applications, revolutionizing cooling water treatment and other operations with similar objectives, as well as entirely different fields like aquaculture, wastewater treatment, and animal drinking water applications.

  10. The Future Of Wastewater: Why Has The U.S. Been So Slow To Adopt AI Tools? 11/1/2021

    Wastewater analytics are already being used around the world to monitor contamination, optimize treatment processes, and catch environmental scofflaws. So why has the U.S. been so slow to adopt these technologies?