by Julia Nielsen | Jan 23, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, 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...
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 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 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 | 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...
