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 25, 2019 | Blog, Compliance, Sewer System, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
As all water operators know, the use of coagulants is the first step of water treatment, and among chemicals used is ferric chloride (Iron III). It’s the coagulant of choice used in many sanitary wastewater treatment programs, industrial applications, and drinking...
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 7, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Innova MB, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blends, Sewer System, Sludge Dewatering, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Enzymes, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment facilities in the United States process approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day. Think about the expense that entails. Now think about what you spend annually and whether you’ve been spending more time and money on your wastewater...
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...
