Recycling Earth’s Rapidly Shrinking Resource – Part 2 of 3
In the first part of this series, we examined some of the benefits of reusing wastewater, especially as it relates to food and beverage...
Eco-friendly Cost Reduction Through Anaerobic Sludge Stabilization
By Ann Börries, Weltec Biopower
Following a public tender procedure, Weltec Biopower was awarded the contract for an anaerobic stage for the municipal sewage treatment...
How to Control Activated Sludge with Online Sensors: Part 3 of...
Figure 3: On-Off Control Dissolved Oxygen Response (source: Meck, D., R. Odum, N. Wobbrock, Cornell University)
In the final piece of this series, we detail...
Don’t Just Settle With Poor Water Pressure: Part 2 of 2
In last month’s article, we were introduced to Steve and Kacy Peel of Naples, Florida, who purchased a home with a huge challenge internally:...
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...
Ultrasonic vs. Differential Pressure Flowmeters for High Pressure Steam Service:...
As we discussed in part 1 of this series, the measurement of steam flow during dramatic power boiler load changes is challenge that will...
The Pursuit of a Green Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitor: Part 4...
In the conclusion to this series, we will examine the testing results for organic and combined corrosion inhibitors in both hard and soft water...
Increasing Efficiency at an Effluent Treatment Plant
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s Qdos peristaltic pump technology is delivering a significant reduction in maintenance time—from 1.5 hours to just five minutes—at the local...
A World in Crisis Needs Safe Water
By Dominic Sims, International Code Council
Although 70 percent of our planet is covered with water, less than one percent is drinkable. Clean water is...
Chopper Pump or Dual-Shafted Grinder?
Flushable wipes continue to inundate pump stations throughout North America, clogging both pumps and pipes and often requiring operators to remove the offending debris...









