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, 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 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 | 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 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 –...
