by anastasia | Jul 29, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Aquafix Announces a New Testing Level for Better Understanding of Your Wastewater: Fatty Acid Analysis When fats, oil, and grease (FOG) go un-degraded in wastewater, they separate into their base fatty acids. These fatty acids provide the fuel to drive filaments and...
by Tyler Kerns | Jun 19, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Every year we get a few calls about a fungus in the wastewater treatment process. It happens when a wastewater plant receives high BOD operates below pH of 7 for an elongated period of time. If left untreated the fungus will get thicker and make it...
by Tyler Kerns | May 4, 2015 | Odor, Unique Situations |
Wastewater odor control products come in all different forms. There is vanilla and cherry masking agents, enzymes, sprayers, carbon filters, and the list can go on and on. It can be hard to tell what’s the best, but Aquafix has conducted extensive research to...
by Tyler Kerns | Apr 27, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Red worms, blood worms, and midge flies are a normal and occasional nuisance to wastewater operators as they tend to feed off the nutrient-rich mixed liquor, but what does an operator do with tubifex worms? Tubifex worms, aka sewer worms, are not often seen in...
by Tyler Kerns | Apr 20, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Wastewater lagoons will have high pH when algal growth is maximizing, this is due to the release of oxygen and hydroxide alkalinity when the algae consumes CO2 during photosynthesis. Every now and then pH can skyrocket when algal activity seems minimal. This is most...
by Tyler Kerns | Apr 13, 2015 | Grease, Unique Situations |
Every restaurant has a grease trap of some sort. It is an unpleasant contraption, but a necessity. Grease traps separate fats, oils and grease under a sink or kitchen and discharges water down into the sewer. The goal of these traps is to stop buildup and clogging...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
¿Sufre su planta de tratamiento de aguas servidas o laguna de estabilización de una infestación de los quironómidos? Los quironómidos, que se parecen a los mosquitos o zancudos pero no chupan sangre, comúnmente se manifiestan en las áreas de tratamiento de aguas...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Los directores de las plantas de aguas servidas que sufren de niveles altos del amoníaco nos piden a nosotros ayuda. Usamos unos microorganismos para oxidar el amoníaco y transformarlo en forma de nitrato. Creamos nuestros productos de nitrificación específicamente...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
La bacteria filamentosa puede ser difícil de identificar. Ofrecemos un servicio de apoyo químico en que identificamos los filamentos en el laboratorio y proveemos nuestra pericia, capacitación, y recomendaciones para las plantas de tratamiento de aguas servidas que...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
El problema: Nocardia – se forma en las plantas de barros activados y en los Reactores Discontinuos Secuenciales (RDS) La causa: Una cantidad alta de grasas, aceites, y lubricantes en las plantas de tratamiento de aguas servidas El remedio: Controle Nocardia con...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Microthrix Parvicella es un filamento Gram positivo y Neisser negativo que muchas veces se forma de hilos largos y delgados, agrupados en enredos que parecen a pilas de espaguetis, y sin evidencia de ramificación o septos visibles en las células (1). Cuando se...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Sphaerotilus natans en el fango activado de plantas Sphaerotilus natans, comúnmente llamado S. natans, es una bacteria filamentosa que muchas veces se puede encontrar en las plantas de tratamiento de aguas servidas. A menudo es la causa principal de “bulking” y...
by april | Apr 9, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Si los filamentos no son la causa del “bulking” en su planta, es probable que es la bacteria llamada Zoogloea ramigera. Zoogloea ramigera tiene células con forma de barra y se tiñe como Gram negativo y puede parecerse como dedos o ramas de un árbol. Bajo condiciones...
by april | Mar 30, 2015 | Unique Situations |
Membrane Bioreactors or MBRs are like sheets of fabric (membranes) that filter wastewater with the aid of suspended solids. As biofouling occurs, the membrane pores start to fill up with microorganisms that produce slime, which can lead to Nocardia, foaming, and...
by april | Feb 26, 2015 | Unique Situations |
The cold is known to bring many upsets to wastewater treatment plants, the most common being rising ammonia levels or a loss of nitrification. Nitrifying bacteria have a thin cell wall, thus making them more susceptible to toxicity. The cold weather only makes this...
by april | Nov 18, 2014 | Unique Situations |
Hand sanitizer contains antimicrobial agents like triclosan, which is known to disrupt the bacterial environment in wastewater treatment. Over the past decade we’ve seen an increase in the use of hand sanitizers in domestic and industrial use, especially...
