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Biological Filtration: Future of Drinking Water Treatment

Water is essential for all human life on the planet, but the fresh water supply is limited and is susceptible to being contaminated by all manner of toxins like arsenic, calcium, and mercury. There are many techniques to remove contaminants, including popular methods that add chemicals to balance others out, but one that not many people understand is biological water system filtration. ...

Aug. 25, 2017

By Adedge Water Technologies, LLC

Efficacy of chlorine, chlorine dioxide and ultraviolet radiation as disinfectants against plant pathogens in irrigation water

Abstract A number of disinfection treatments are available to treat irrigation water to reduce the risk of plant disease. However, limited published studies had compared the efficacy of disinfection treatments on a range of plant pathogen species, on their various life stages and in different water qualities. In this study, propagules (spores, mycelium, cells) of eight plant pathogens ...

Oct. 20, 2015

By NW Solutions

What classifies as water pollution and why is it an issue?

The UN declared 2005-2015 as the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’. Yet each day thousands of people still die as a result of contaminated water. This does not even take into account the millions of organisms that perish every year thank to polluted water sources. Water pollution is a huge issue that is made more so by the fact that unfortunately, water is ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By Aquaread Limited

Chemical Engineering Magazine: Odor Issues and Solutions for Wastewater Treatment

Today, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of industrial operations that are located within or near small towns and even large cities. When local residents constantly smell these industrial processes – particularly from wastewater treatment — unhappy neighborhoods are generally the result. In addition, many wastewater facilities can no longer produce odors without facing ...

Sep. 8, 2017

By OMI Industries (OMI)

Treating Your Water with a Biological Filtration System

Poor-quality drinking water can be an enormous hazard to your health. News stories in recent years have reported experiences of unfortunate individuals who have unknowingly consumed tainted or otherwise unsafe drinking water that included high levels of lead, calcium, arsenic, and other chemicals that have serious negative health effects. Before you take another sip of your water supply, consider ...

Aug. 23, 2017

By Adedge Water Technologies, LLC

Why it is Important to Control Algae Growth

A combination of high temperatures, stagnant water and nutrient overload can result in excessive algae growth. These so-called algal blooms can lead to a depletion of oxygen in the water, release of toxins and taste and odor problems. Without treatment, the algae will grow more every year, resulting in an unbalanced ecosystem. Therefore, it is important to control algal blooms for a healthy ...

Sep. 11, 2017

By LG Sonic

Georgetown Water Treatment Plant

Georgetown, in the Town of Halton Hills, is supplied by nine groundwater wells located in four well fields. The Region of Halton has received many colored water complaints from customers over the past several years. In order to ensure high quality water to the customers in Georgetown, the Region of Halton retained XCG Consultants to complete two projects. The projects included a study to identify ...

May 9, 2008

By XCG Consultants Ltd.

Municipal water treatment plant

Location: Blueberry, B.C. Owner: Blueberry River Indian Band Description: The poor raw water quality of the wells supplying this community necessitated the installation of a sophisticated 110 m3/d water treatment plant. It incorporates an aeration tower for stripping natural gas and hydrogen sulphide. It is followed by sand filtration for ...

Oct. 10, 2012

By NovaTec Consultants Inc.

Waste Water Treatment Plants

In 1980, Los Angeles began exploring alternatives to control the H2S concentration in the digester gas produced at the Hyperion Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), which treats nearly 420 MGD, wastewater generating over 475 tons of raw sludge per day. The digester gas H2S concentration had to be controlled so that the SOx emissions from the on-site combustion of the gas could be kept within ...

Jul. 31, 2006

By Merichem Company

Waste Water Treatment Plants

In 1980, Los Angeles began exploring alternatives to control the H2S concentration in the digester gas produced at the Hyperion Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), which treats nearly 420 MGD, wastewater generating over 475 tons of raw sludge per day. The digester gas H2S concentration had to be controlled so that the SOx emissions from the on-site combustion of the gas could be kept within ...

Jul. 27, 2007

By Merichem Company

Water treatment plant filter improvements

Client: City of Junction City, Kan. Completion Date: March 2003 Services Provided Filter rehabilitation Air scour system design Construction phase services Project Summary Burns & McDonnell provided planning, design, bidding and construction services for the City of ...

Sep. 21, 2009

By Burns & McDonnell

Nimr Water Treatment Plant Oman

Introduction The Nimr water treatment plant (NWTP) project is located in the south of Muscat in Oman. The temperatures in the region can be as high as 60°C in the summer months, making it a harsh environment to work in. This water treatment project was co-executed by Bauer Environment and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). The plant came online in late 2010 and has been treating ...

Aug. 1, 2011

By BAUER Resources GmbH

Nanofiltration As a Post-Treatment at a Conventional Water Treatment Plant

Introduction The Clifton Water District (Colorado) covers roughly 20 square miles stretching east of Grand Junction to Palisade, and extending south from I-70 to the Colorado River. The District has approximately 7,400 service connections serving a population of 30,000. Utilizing the Colorado River as its primary source, the District's Charles A. Strain Water Treatment Plant has a capacity of 12 ...

Jan. 1, 1996

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Water is basic to life. It is a precious resource and has become precious commodity now. On going Industrialization, population & urbanization pose pressure on water availability. Utility value of world’s freshwater resources like lakes and rivers are diminishing rapidly due to over exploitation & pollution. Groundwater, an alternative to surface water is also a natural ...

Aug. 1, 2009

By Sugam Paryavaran Vikalp

Control of Wastewater Treatment Plants

Instrumentation, control and automation (ICA) of wastewater treatment systems and sewer networks have attracted much attention since the early 1970s. The developments during the last four decades in on-line instrumentation, computer technology, process understanding and subsequent model development, and control methods have been powerful driving forces for advanced control making ICA ever more ...

Nov. 11, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Mountbolus sewage treatment plant

Address: Mountbolus Village, Co. Offaly Client: Offaly Co. Co. Engineer/Client Contact Details: Sanitary & Environment, Offaly Co. Co., County Buildings, Tullamore, Co. Offaly David Hogan S.E.E, Ph: 0506 46800 Completion Date: March 2000 Population Equivalent: 400 P.E. Value: â‚¬ ...

Apr. 7, 2010

By Butler Manufacturing Services Ltd. (BMS)

An investigation into a treatment strategy for the Berg River water at the Voëlvlei water treatment plant

The main aim of this study was to determine a treatment strategy for the Berg River water at the Voëlvlei water treatment plant (WTP). Jar tests were conducted using ferric and aluminium sulphate as coagulants to determine the optimum treatment parameters of the Berg River water and the Voëlvlei WTP raw water. The results for the Voëlvlei WTP raw water and the Berg River water with ferric ...

Feb. 1, 2012

By IWA Publishing

Sewage treatment plant

BONO ARTES has developed an activated sludge process called BIOCLAR, which is a great technological step forwards compared to conventional methods. A large part of civil and industrial installations, especially in developing countries, is located in remote and secluded areas where there is no possibility for connection to a public sewer. On the other hand, the minimisation of the impact on the ...

Nov. 13, 2008

By Artes Ingegneria SpA

Controlling Odors from Waste Water Treatment Plants

INTRODUCTION In recent years, there is growing public awareness of odors from waste water treatment plants, which mainly stems from the following observed trends: The public is less tolerant of objectionable odors from waste water treatment plants; Many waste water treatment plants have seen residential, commercial, or other developments established near the facility ...

Jan. 1, 2007

By PRD Tech, Inc.

ISKI WTP, portable water treatment plant, Turkey

The largest potable water treatment plant in Turkey uses DEWA Chain & Flight type Sludge Collectors to remove settled sludge. So far, DEWA has provided 72 systems of Chain and Flight Sludge Collectors for two of their plants. DEWACO delivered a complete sludge removal system comprising of: A triple deck sedimentation tank design. The dimensions of each deck are as ...

May 26, 2011

By Dewaco Ltd

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