The Suffolk County Department of Public Works Stony Brook Pump Station was facing on-going interruptions to pumping operations as a result of “ragging”—a common...

Renewable energy poses well-publicized opportunities in the quest to reduce fossil fuel consumption and global warming. However rarely mentioned are the new challenges associated...

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

In the power industry, every minute is critical. A smooth plant startup is vital to operations, and directly linked to lay-up procedures. A thorough...

There may be instances when a building water system needs to be shut down or placed in an isolation condition, including temporary closures of...

The goal for domestic wastewater treatment in the twenty-first century should be to have a minimal carbon footprint and to be 100 percent self-sustainable...

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

Building on last month’s installment in this series, this article will detail the simulated cooling tower water experiment’s test procedure for both a scaling...

Biochar is the carbon-rich product that is left over after the completion of the gasification process. (photo credit: Dillon Fuller) Lebanon, Tennessee, is located twenty-five miles...

In part 1 of this series, we discussed the corrosion issues associated with hydrogen sulfide in wastewater collection systems. The main classes of reactions...