Optimizing Polymer Performance in Municipal Water Treatment

Historians have determined that one of the first recorded examples of water treatment occurred more than 4,000 years ago when the ancient Egyptians used...

Eco-Friendly Solution Takes Root Down South

Looking through the recent headlines, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has Americans throughout the country asking serious questions about the condition of their...

Challenges of Low Boron Removal Requirements in Large-scale Seawater Desalination Plants...

In part 1 of this series, we began a discussion of a seawater desalination process that takes the boron removal issue to the edge,...

Removing pharmaceuticals from water supplies

The current EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is more than thirty years old, and it has made dramatic improvements to the water quality in...

Removing Struvite from Wastewater Systems

Named after Henrich Christian Gottfried Von Struve, who discovered the magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals in medieval sewer systems in Hamburg in 1845, struvite is...

Advanced washdown heaters for wastewater treatment facilities

Wastewater facilities are notorious for their harsh environments. High concentrations of grit and caustic liquids can be demanding for both personnel and equipment. However,...

The Next Generation of Membrane Systems

At the most recent WEFTEC in Chicago, Pentair presented its tubular membrane modules equipped with Helix, the flux enhancing technology that ushers in the...

Seattle Takes FOG Program Online

By Chris Weinandt, Aquatic Informatics With more than 5,000 restaurants and food service establishments (FSEs) in Seattle, the city’s fats, oils, and grease (FOG) program...

New Series of Stationary Wastewater Samplers Saves Time and Effort

Technicians responsible for wastewater effluent at municipal facilities, food/beverage plants and other industrial operations who must comply with mandatory water sampling will discover the...

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Around the world, private companies and government agencies are looking to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their activities, including increasing their...