Chemical Water Treatment articles and information from the Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemicals Company blog of Neo Performance Materials.
Preserving alkalinity – or how happy are your nitrifiers?
If you must remove phosphorus from your wastewater, it is likely you must also remove ammonia- nitrogen. Nitrification, the process of oxidizing ammonia to nitrate and nitrite, is optimal in the narrow range of pH from 7.5 to 8.6. A pH below 7.2 results in a...
The Wastewater pH Seesaw
Get Off The pH Seesaw The pH of your effluent is a standard parameter on every NPDES permit. But more than that, maintaining a pH in the neutral 6 to 8 range is critical to maintaining the biological treatment in your wastewater facility. Maintaining the alkalinity of...
RE300 Is Now Neo WaterFX300
RE300 – Same Great Product But With A New Name – Neo WaterFX300 Whenever there is a name change, there is often a question – what else has changed? If you are a utility using RE300, or the less concentrated formula, RE100, you want to know, is this the same thing? The...
Toxicity In Wastewater Treatment
When It Comes To Water, Toxicity Matters! When it comes to wastewater treatment, it is critical to keep toxicity issues in mind. This is, after all water, and there is always someone downstream. For the most part, biological wastewater treatment is “natural”,...
