Water and Wastewater Solutions For Industry

  1. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Options For Inorganic Contaminants 7/10/2017

    With a plethora of contaminants deriving from a multitude of sources and a variety of treatment solutions to choose from, the topic of industrial wastewater can get complex fast. This overview provides clarity.

  2. Water And Hospitality Come Together To Tackle FOG 9/7/2022

    Water companies are prioritizing engagement with the hospitality sector in their drive to keep sewers free of fats, oils and grease (FOG). Network protection managers at Southern Water and United Utilities, Stephen Williams and Andrew Peet, tell Laura Su, managing director of the European FOG Summit, why cross-sector partnerships must be forged.

  3. Using ATP To Rapidly Identify Sources Of Microbial Contamination In An Electrodeposition Coating Process 10/28/2020

    An automotive manufacturer in Europe had been experiencing issues associated with recurring microbial contamination of its electrodeposition (ED) coating bath, which can cause pitting in the undercoat and require manual polishing. A single contamination event could require manual repairs to hundreds of cars at a cost of tens of thousands of Euros (€).

  4. Monitor Cooling Tower Water Consumption Accurately, Without Disruption 4/9/2020

    Operations that want to track cooling tower water use accurately in 24/7 applications — without having to disrupt processes to install a new meter — need options that are easy to retrofit into continuous operations. Here’s how they can achieve + 0.5 percent flow meter accuracy without compromising cooling tower availability, by employing full-profile insertion (FPI) electromagnetic flow meters (mag meters) with hot-tap installation capabilities.

  5. A New Way To Kill Legionella 1/10/2019

    Advanced oxidation provides an all-in-one solution that supports the complete eradication of Legionella in a water system, while also preventing its regrowth.

  6. Pros And Cons Of Tertiary RO Wastewater Recycling For Municipal And Industrial Organizations 10/15/2019

    Tertiary reverse osmosis (RO) wastewater recycling has become a suitable solution to augment water supplies to combat water scarcity across the world. RO desalination in tertiary wastewater processes has proven to provide a cost efficient way to reuse water for both municipalities and industrial organizations.

  7. Seaboard Triumph Foods 5/28/2024

    Learn how Seaboard Triumph Foods replaced ineffective hydrogen peroxide treatment with SDOX technology, resulting in cost savings, improved sewer system, and enhanced odor control.

  8. DAF System Effectively Removes 95% Of TSS For Railcar Bearing Manufacturer 2/3/2020

    A manufacturer of railcar bearings, wheels, and axles needed a wastewater system upgrade to treat for oil, grease, suspended solids, and dissolved metals in a mix of process water and storm water runoff. The existing wastewater treatment system in place at the facility consisted of a small equalization tank, traditional clarifier and sand filter. 

  9. What's Next After Supreme Court Curbs Regulatory Power: More Focus On Laws' Wording, Less On Their Goals 7/1/2024

    Federal Chevron deference is dead. SCOTUS overturned a 40-year-old legal tenet that when a federal statute is silent or ambiguous about a particular regulatory issue, courts should defer to the implementing agency’s reasonable interpretation of the law. At question is whether most courts will still listen to expert federal agencies in determining which interpretations make the most sense.

  10. Are Biden's COP27 Goals Enough To Curb The Water-Food-Energy Nexus? 5/23/2023

    At the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November 2022, world leaders gathered in Egypt to announce climate action initiatives and the steps each one planned to take to reduce the impacts of climate change in their respective countries. Among the leaders in attendance was U.S. President Biden, who outlined his goals and desires to double down on climate commitments relating to the water, food, energy nexus.