by Julia Nielsen | Jul 17, 2019 | Aeration Basins, Aerobic Digestion, Blog, BOD, COD, Compliance, Digesters, FOG, Lift Station Odor Control, Polymer Blends, Polymers, Probiotics, Sludge, Sludge Dewatering, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Odor Removal, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Just as probiotics work to correct health issues in the gut, it can do the same for wastewater treatment. Probiotics make up very small organic molecules that improves existing microbial activity in wastewater; they reduce sludge, cut down on odor, and control BOD and...
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 | Dec 6, 2018 | Lift Station Odor Control, Microorganisms, Uncategorized, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Odor Removal, Wastewater Treatment
The development of H2S in sanitary sewer systems create major problems, including corrosion that carries its own challenges. When the anaerobic slime layer from submerged pipe walls rise into an airway portion of the sewer pipe and reacts with bacteria and moisture on...
by Julia Nielsen | Sep 11, 2018 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Compliance, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Wastewater Treatment
You know the odor, it makes you cringe. Hydrogen sulfide or “rotten egg” smell is unmistakable. No one wants to smell the horrible odor – especially when the community starts complaining. In addition, hydrogen sulfide is poisonous and presents serious health risks to...
