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...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 4, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, Blog, Calcium Nitrate, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Uncategorized, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Treatment
You may think using calcium nitrate is a cost-effective solution for wastewater management, but you’d be very wrong. Before getting into the nuts and bolts of the proven ineffectiveness and why it’s expensive, let’s first talk about calcium nitrate and wastewater...
by Julia Nielsen | Dec 18, 2018 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Innova MB, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Sludge, Uncategorized, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Odor Removal
Hydrogen sulfide in wastewater can cause immediate problems, as well as long-term problems. Many products take care of the issue upstream but don’t tackle it at the source, so it doesn’t send the problem further downstream. ATS Innova MB products eliminate...
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 | Nov 28, 2018 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, Blog, Compliance, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Sludge, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater bioaugmentation, having been around for decades, is a way to improve the reduction of organic solids and odors. Advancements in environmental biotechnology allow for designing of better, more effective products. The result is the introduction of ATS Innova...
by Julia Nielsen | Nov 6, 2018 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Sludge, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Treatment
You can find microbes (also called microorganisms) in the air, as well as soil, lakes, and oceans. They’re all over our body, both inside and out. Moreover, even though we can’t see them, microbes have a massive impact on us and our environment. In fact, we...