Sulfide reducing bacteria (SRB) are obligate anaerobic bacteria that can be broken into two broad nutritional groups (7): Can achieve...
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Sphaerotilus natans (S. natans) Treatment
Sphaerotilus natans (S. natans) is a large gram negative filament that causes lots of bulking in wastewater if proper conditions...
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Treating Biofouling and Mycobacterium in MBR Systems
Membrane Bioreactors or MBRs are like sheets of fabric (membranes) that filter wastewater with the aid of suspended solids. As...
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Winter Woes: Rising Ammonia in Wastewater
The cold is known to bring many upsets to wastewater treatment plants, the most common being rising ammonia levels or a loss of...
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Triclosan in Anaerobic Digesters
Hand sanitizer contains antimicrobial agents like triclosan, which is known to disrupt the bacterial environment in wastewater treatment. Over the past...
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Recipe for Nocardia Control in Wastewater Treatment Plants
The foaming filament Nocardia is a voracious eater in wastewater treatment plants. In the smallest amount, Nocardia can be beneficial...
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Winery Wastewater Treatment
Winery expansion has been growing fast over the past decade, and the high demand for fermented grapes has put a...
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Aerobic Digester Water & Low DO Issues
In the summer, when the water is warm, it’s natural to have low dissolved oxygen. For every 5 degrees F...
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Vegetable Processing Wastewater Pond Treatments
In treating waste from a canning or vegetable processing facility, our approach varies depending on what is being processed. Waste...
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Know Your 30 Minute Settling!
What is causing foaming, filaments and BOD violations in your wastewater treatment plant? Knowing your 30 minute settling may tell....
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