INDUSTRIAL WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
When Chemistry Meets Water Innovation
Nobel-winning molecular materials are poised to reinvent purification, desalination, and reuse.
WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
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State Leaders Concerned About Safety Of Reusing Oil And Gas Wastewater
Regulators from across the country met in Vermont this week at the Environmental Council of the State’s (ECOS) fall meeting to discuss some of the nation’s most pressing environmental challenges. I joined members of ECOS’ Shale Gas Caucus to discuss an emerging threat imminently impacting oil and gas-producing states: the question of what to do with the massive amount of wastewater produced by the oil and gas industry each year.
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Diamond Electrode Wastewater Treatment Shines Bright
No business wants the word "toxic" associated with its operations. The world has grown very weary (and wary) of companies that aren't environmentally responsible. So while toxic wastewater as a byproduct of mining, oil refining, or other industrial processes isn't new, the impetus to treat these streams is steadily rising.
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World Water Week: Water Management Key Priority For International Oil And Gas Sector
The global oil and gas industry association, IPIECA coordinated a session during World Water Week in Stockholm on water management within the sector from now to 2030.
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The Big Fracking Question: Is Drinking Water At Risk?
Understanding the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on source water, in both quantity and quality, is of vital importance to industry, the economy, and society. The latest research on the subject is presented, along with possible solutions to help overcome known and potential problems.
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New Hampshire Puts $350 Million To Work From A Successful Lawsuit Over MTBE Contamination
From cleaner water to infrastructure upgrades, good stories are easy to find after the state of New Hampshire set out to hold polluters accountable for contaminating groundwater with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive now banned or limited in several states. Through private well testing, watershed protection and new water facilities, the people of the Granite State are turning the tide on water contamination and restoring the safety and reliability of their drinking water supplies thanks to bold action to make sure polluters pay for damage.
WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
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Challenges And Solutions To Treating Beverage Wastewater
Discover how one beverage manufacturer was able to balance producing a quality product while also undertaking the challenging of reclaiming and treating its effluent.
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DO Or Die — Dealing With Aeration Basin Oxygen Deficiencies
Managing the treatment of wastewater — especially industry-generated wastewater that can elevate dissolved oxygen (DO) demands far beyond those of municipal/residential applications — is hard enough. Trying to do so during upset conditions is enough to put any water treatment professional on edge. Here are several preventive and remedial options to keep in mind before or after DO readings go haywire.
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Alcoholic Beverage Fusel Alcohol Testing With Static Headspace
A static headspace method was developed using Teledyne Tekmar automated headspace vial samplers to meet the method requirements of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the US Department of the Treasury (TTB) method SSD: TM:2001 for testing fusel alcohols in alcoholic beverages.
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Revolutionary Sludge Management Comes To America
Wastewater utilities have a new opportunity to turn their sludge (biosolids) into something special.
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Tap Vs. Bottled Taste Test: Consumers Weigh In
DC Water’s taste test shines the spotlight on municipal water quality, public perception, and consumer relations.
WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS FOR THE POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY
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Rounding Up The Water, Clean Energy, And Climate Bills In The 85th Texas Legislative Session
We’re entering the home stretch of the 85th Session of the Texas Legislature.
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Achieving Ultrapure Water
It may sound intimidating, but water that has been treated to “ultrapure” condition is more than necessary in many applications. This highly-cleansed product is a fundamental part of many industrial operations, from the medicine we need to get well to the power we rely on in our daily lives. But, as the name implies, it’s no small task to get average influent to the ultrapure level.
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From Waste To Power: How Floating Solar Panels On Wastewater Ponds Can Secure Electricity
Wastewater ponds may seem an unlikely place to look for solutions an electricity security crisis. But their underutilized surfaces could help tackle two problems at once — high power prices and algal growth.
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Cloth Media Filtration Removes Coal Ash And Coal Fines At Power Plants
Coal-fired power plants generate coal fines and coal ash from a number of sources, including coal combustion residuals (CCR), particularly fly and bottom ash from coal furnaces, and coal pile runoff during rain events. In support of an industry-wide effort to reduce, improve, and remove coal ash ponds, a variety of technologies have been tested and employed. Read the full application note to learn more.
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Methods For Making Ultrapure Water
To break down the treatment options here are three popular ultrapure treatment processes from leading technology suppliers.
WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY
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EPA Develops National Picture Of Underground Storage Tank Facilities And Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites
More than 500,000 underground storage tanks (USTs) can be found in communities across the country, storing petroleum and other hazardous substances. Leaks or spills of these substances can contaminate the surrounding soil and groundwater, which can compromise public and private drinking water supplies. These toxic chemical releases can pose serious health, economic, and environmental risks to nearby residents.
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The Rise Of The Circular Economy In The Water World
Since the industrial revolution, the total amount of waste has constantly grown as economic growth has been based on a ‘take-make-consume-dispose’ model. This linear model assumes that resources are abundant, available, and cheap to dispose of. In the U.S. and around the world, there is a move towards a ‘circular economy’ where products and waste materials are reused, repaired, refurbished, and recycled.
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Challenges And Solutions To Treating Beverage Wastewater
Discover how one beverage manufacturer was able to balance producing a quality product while also undertaking the challenging of reclaiming and treating its effluent.
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State Leaders Concerned About Safety Of Reusing Oil And Gas Wastewater
Regulators from across the country met in Vermont this week at the Environmental Council of the State’s (ECOS) fall meeting to discuss some of the nation’s most pressing environmental challenges. I joined members of ECOS’ Shale Gas Caucus to discuss an emerging threat imminently impacting oil and gas-producing states: the question of what to do with the massive amount of wastewater produced by the oil and gas industry each year.
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Boiler Feedwater — Making The Case For Reverse Osmosis
Boiler feedwater is comprised of two very important, and increasingly expensive resources: steam condensate return and city (or well) makeup water. The condensate is valuable due to low electrical conductance, purity, and high temperature. The makeup water is valuable because it is being overused and under conserved in many parts of the country, making the cost of water rise in almost all parts of the U.S.
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Riviera Utilities WWTP Upgrades To State-Of-The-Art Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology
Instead of taking the traditional approach of adding an additional oxidation ditch to increase treatment capacity, Riviera Utilities had the desire to “future-proof” the plant and prepare to meet more stringent effluent requirements.
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DO Or Die — Dealing With Aeration Basin Oxygen Deficiencies
Managing the treatment of wastewater — especially industry-generated wastewater that can elevate dissolved oxygen (DO) demands far beyond those of municipal/residential applications — is hard enough. Trying to do so during upset conditions is enough to put any water treatment professional on edge. Here are several preventive and remedial options to keep in mind before or after DO readings go haywire.
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Video: Getting Off The Water Grid, With Membranes
Membranes have long been proven effective for a variety of applications, but certain other applications pose difficulties for the technology, mostly due to O&M concerns. Next-generation membranes, however, have the ability to overcome traditional challenges — just in time to meet requirements for greater contaminant removal and sustainability.
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Rounding Up The Water, Clean Energy, And Climate Bills In The 85th Texas Legislative Session
We’re entering the home stretch of the 85th Session of the Texas Legislature.
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Eclipse Gear Pumps For Chemical Dosing: Middlesex Water Company
Pulsafeeder’s Eclipse pumps provide successful chemical dosing at the Middlesex Water Company in Highland Park, New Jersey.