by Stephen Allred | Feb 6, 2020 | Bacteria, Bioaugmentation, Microbial Monitoring, Microbial Testing, Microbiology, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Enzymes, Wastewater Treatment, wastewater treatment plant, Wastewater Treatment Plants
Microbrial Monitoring The Problem with Dead Bugs Did you know that most testing methods used count all of the biomass. They make no distinction between living and dead bacteria. Many facilities have over half of their bugs are dead. They think their process is healthy...
by Julia Nielsen | Mar 4, 2019 | Bioaugmentation, Compliance, Fatberg, Hydrogen Sulfide, Lift Station Odor Control, Polymer Blend Treatment, Sewer System, Sludge, Sludge Dewatering, Uncategorized, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Enzymes, Wastewater Treatment
Since the massive fatberg found in Wales took the mainstream media by storm, the topic has been making the rounds on the blogosphere – ours included. FOG and other things dumped down the sink or toilet result in the accumulation of sludge, which then backs up in the...
by Julia Nielsen | Feb 13, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, Hydrogen Sulfide, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Phosphorus Removal, Polymer Blend Treatment, Polymer Blends, Sewer System, Sludge, Sludge Dewatering, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Genomic Mapping, Wastewater Treatment
All living organisms contain DNA – including living ecosystems and living wastewater treatment. The scientific research project, known as the Human Genome Project started in 1990 and took more than a decade to complete and $2.7 billion. The goal included identifying...
by Julia Nielsen | Feb 1, 2019 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Fatberg, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Polymer Blends, Sewer System, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Treatment
If you’ve noticed all the press with the infamous fatberg in Wales this month, you know what happened and how it happened. However, the community may not know or care. The supposedly benign things they stuff down their sink or flush down their toilets, as you know,...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 23, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, Fatberg, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Sewer System, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Collection System
If you’ve seen the original Ghostbusters II, you would know that under New York, a massive red, molten lava, thick slime coated the sewers and eventually, pushed up through the manholes and started devouring everything. It took cars in its grasp and people started...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 17, 2019 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blend Treatment, Wastewater Collection System, Water Treatment Plants
Imagine you’re in charge of wastewater collection system maintenance when suddenly a recent storm overflows the sewer system. When combined sewers connect to wastewater treatment plants, they can become overburdened during combined sewer overflows or CSO events. Aging...
