by | | Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, WaterFX
Nothing makes a WWTF operator prouder than the sight of gin-clear effluent spilling over the weirs of the clarifiers. Few things spoil that beautiful sight more than algae growing in the clarifier, catching on the weir as the effluent spills over, floating in the...
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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...
by | | Innovative Chemistry, Lanthanide Salt Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, WaterFX
Phosphorus Reduction – How Low Can You Go? If you have a phosphorus limit for your wastewater effluent, you know that it can be a real challenge to remove. If your limit is below 1 mg/l, it becomes even harder. But did you know that it may be impossible to remove all...
by | | Innovative Chemistry, Lanthanide Salt Chemistry, RE100, RE300, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, WaterFX
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”,...
