CONTAMINANT REMOVAL RESOURCES

• EPA Creates Database To Find Thermal Treatment Processes For Remediating PFAS

  Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals that have been in use since the 1940s. PFAS are found in a wide array of consumer and industrial products. Due to their widespread use and persistence in the environment, most people in the United States have been exposed to PFAS. There is evidence that continued exposure above specific levels to certain PFAS may lead to adverse health effects.

• Applied Cartridge Systems Supplies Arsenic Removal System To UMC Training Center In A Hurry

  The Department of Defense's USMC Winter Warfare Training Center had a 20-year-old arsenic removal system that needed the previous media replaced. However, the manufacturer of the system had gone out of business. The USMC needed a new CA Water Board-approved system in a very short time frame.

• Applied Process Equipment Prepares Custom Engineered System For Sierra Lakes County

  Water supply from a mountain lake atop Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was at risk of arsenic contamination. Here’s how Applied Process Equipment solved the problem.

• Join Us At ACE22

  After two years away, AWWA is returning to an in-person format this June. Newterra could not be more excited to be there alongside our fellow water professionals. 

• Removing Ammonia In Drinking Water With AccuFAS

  Read on to learn how, utilizing its pilot reactor, Brentwood helped a mid-sized suburban community assess potential treatment of ammonia in the city’s potable water source.

• Innovation In Water Remediation: Specialized Electrocoagulation For Water Hardness Removal

  Hardness in water can be characterized into its primary constituent mineral components, typically calcium and magnesium. Excess water hardness in a water supply creates many issues for industry, utilities, and life in general.

• Taking The "Forever" Out Of PFAS: The Future Of PFAS Remediation

  As PFAS treatment technologies continue to emerge, CDM Smith reviews some considerations for the existing options — and introduces a new one.

• A Perilous Choice: COVID Patients Or Safe Drinking Water?

  In August 2021, as Florida's hospitals were filling up with COVID-19 patients, the mayor of Orlando pleaded with local residents to reduce water use to free up liquid oxygen to provide life support for victims of the pandemic.

• Filtration Solution For Arsenic Removal From Well Water

  Select Harvest was in need of a filtration solution to remove high levels of arsenic from their well water supply. Learn how Applied Process Equipment helped them remove arsenic to non-detectable levels.

• VOCs For Non-Scientists: Understanding, Detecting, Removing

  This introduction to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) will discuss what qualifies a compound as a VOC, how to detect them, and how to treat and remove these chemicals from the water system.