Sustainability White Papers & ARticles

31. Nitrogen Removal At A Very Large Scale 5/17/2022

    Nitrogen removal standards are a pressing concern for meat and poultry processing plants. Historically, food processing plants discharging to public waterways or directly to publicly owned wastewater treatment plants have faced challenges in meeting effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) for nutrient removal. That may soon become even tougher yet with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing in September 2021 that it has completed a detailed study of the meat and poultry products category and will initiate new rulemaking to revise the existing discharge standards for the industry.

32. Removing Ammonia In Drinking Water With AccuFAS 5/16/2022

    Read on to learn how, utilizing its pilot reactor, Brentwood helped a mid-sized suburban community assess potential treatment of ammonia in the city’s potable water source.

33. Innovation In Water Remediation: Specialized Electrocoagulation For Water Hardness Removal 5/10/2022

    Hardness in water can be characterized into its primary constituent mineral components, typically calcium and magnesium. Excess water hardness in a water supply creates many issues for industry, utilities, and life in general.

34. Balancing Energy Efficiency And System Capability In Pneumatic Conveying 4/28/2022

    Energy efficiency should never come at the expense of capability in a pneumatic conveying system. Here’s what you need to consider in order to balance them both.

35. SBR Is Making A Comeback 4/26/2022

    Why should you consider sequence batch reactors for your next wastewater treatment project? Improvements in equipment and technology, especially in aeration devices and computer control systems, have made SBRs a viable choice again.

36. Stratification Concerns In Water Storage Tanks 4/26/2022

    As spring and summer approach, stored water flow and temperature will gradually increase in all water storage tanks. This results in chemical and thermal stratification. Learn how a robust active mixer can eliminate chemical and thermal stratification.

37. Six Keys To Automated Weighing Accuracy 4/25/2022

    We review six key considerations to take into account when crafting machines that function along the automation measuring chain.

38. What You Need To Know About Peracetic Acid (PAA) For Water Treatment 4/21/2022

    Peracetic acid (PAA) is begging to supplement or replace chlorine in some water and wastewater treatment applications, particularly where disinfection byproducts (DBPs) are a challenge.

39. Challenges And Solutions To Treating Beverage Wastewater 4/19/2022

    Discover how one beverage manufacturer was able to balance producing a quality product while also undertaking the challenging of reclaiming and treating its effluent.

40. Micro-Irrigation Maintenance: How To Lower The Cost of Water And Increase Your Yield 4/11/2022

    Do you have a micro-irrigation system that doesn’t seem to work just right?