by Julia Nielsen | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog, Microbiology, Sludge, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
Sanitary System Overflow, or SSO, is a condition where untreated sewage becomes expelled from a sanitary sewer into the environment prior to reaching sewage treatment plants. When there’s rainfall, it’s commonly known as wet weather overflow. In developed countries...
by Julia Nielsen | Dec 11, 2018 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
In the last blog post, we discussed the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on infrastructure and how an excess of the colorless gas can corrode pipes, sewer lines, and other equipment. If that’s not bad enough, hydrogen sulfide effects can also corrode human health –...
by Julia Nielsen | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Compliance, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
In last week’s blog post on the value of water, we focused on the importance of having safe, clean drinking water and the challenges it presents. In this week’s post, the topic is the value of water infrastructure, why we can no longer ignore reality. We’ve...
by Julia Nielsen | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, Compliance, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
There’s only so much water, and as much as we’d love to make more, this is all we have. We need to take care of what we have. The value of water isn’t something we can put a price tag on, yet we try. In many of our cities and communities, we tax potable and irrigation...
by ATS Senior Editor | Aug 3, 2016 | Chemicals, Chemistry, Clean Drinking Water, Innova MB, Maintenance Reduction, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blend Treatment, Polymer Blends, Polymers, Protect, Sodium Hypochlorite, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
Reduced Maintenance Common Chemicals The same chemicals have been used in water treatment for nearly 100 years, providing reliable, safe water for consumers. But these chemicals are incredibly corrosive and damage or destroy equipment. Changing your process and...
by ATS Senior Editor | Aug 3, 2016 | Biosolids, Innova MB, Lagoons, Microorganisms, Polymer Blend Treatment, Sludge, Sludge Dewatering, Water Treatment, water treatment plant, Water Treatment Plants
Sludge Reduction and Dewatering The Biosolid Dilemma Sludge—or the better-sounding biosolids—is an unavoidable product of wastewater treatment. As long as your wastewater treatment plant is processing water from toilets, sinks and other places, you’re obviously...
