In the classic science fiction film, The Blob, a meteorite containing an amoeba-like alien lands near a small town. It soon escapes from its rocky prison and begins consuming everything in its path. As it does so, it grows larger and more menacing. It appears to be unstoppable. For many wastewater treatment plant managers and […]
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Wastewater Treatment
How A Perfect Storm Is Accelerating The Growth Of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
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Jan
Jan
Thanks to a confluence of demographic trends, decaying underground infrastructure and advances in wastewater treatment technology, decentralized wastewater treatment is booming like never before. Decentralized wastewater systems convey, treat and dispose or reuse municipal and industrial wastewater from small communities and industrial facilities. Instead of being piped to a large, centralized treatment plant, wastewater is […]
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Dec
Dec
As wastewater treatment regulations continue to get more restrictive, plant superintendents can’t afford to make costly mistakes. They must carefully consider which biological treatment technology to invest in. A number of these solutions – suspended growth treatment, membrane bioreactors and various configurations of moving bed biofilm reactors – have limitations, which may only become apparent […]
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Nov
Nov
Processing, handling and disposal of sludge from biological wastewater treatment processes was something you thought you had to live with. Not any longer. Nebula® MultiStage Biofilm Process designed to reduce sludge production up to 80% From waste-activated sludge pumping, digestion, thickening and storage to hauling, disposal and filing regulatory paperwork, sludge management is costly. According […]
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Sep
Sep
As regulations governing the treatment of wastewater treatment facilities continue to change, owners need a biological treatment process that is flexible. Increasingly, multiple forms of secondary treatment are needed to meet ever changing discharge limits and today’s high standards. A secondary treatment option gaining popularity is the attached growth process where media is used to […]