Biosolids-To-Fertilizer News on Environmental XPRT

On-site gasification of biosolids

A word about MaxWest. MaxWest Environmental Systems designs, builds, owns and operates waste disposal facilities using a time test gasification process that converts biomass waste materials into renewable green thermal energy. Our mission is to provide municipalities and industrial sites with a unique system that is safe, cost effective and more environmentally friendly than traditional methods ...

Apr. 7, 2011

By MaxWest Environmental Systems

Biosolids: Technological Developments for Utilities of the Future

To All Wastewater Operators, Owners, and Engineers: Management of biosolids at wastewater treatment facilities accounts for over 50% of the operating budgets for many owners and operators. This percentage is only expected to increase as solids handling criteria become more stringent, suitable disposal sites become fewer in number and volumes of sludge continually increase. ...

Apr. 22, 2016

By Ovivo (Formerly Eimco Water Technologies)

Nexterra completes biosolids fuel testing

Vancouver-based Nexterra has announced the successful completion of testing of biosolids as a potential new fuel source for its proprietary gasification technology. The first phase of testing took place last month at Nexterra’s product development centre in Kamloops B.C., using biosolids from Metro Vancouver. Nexterra is actively developing a new application of its proprietary gasification ...

Jul. 8, 2009

By GLOBE Foundation

PA Supreme Court To Review Biosolids Application

On October 9, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted review of a 34 plaintiff tort case challenging land application of biosolids, a recycling practice used by thousands and towns and cities to manage the majority of the country’s sewage sludge. The briefing will occur this fall and early winter, and oral argument will likely be in the spring with a decision in late 2015 or early ...

Oct. 13, 2014

By Synagro Technologies, Inc.

Strengthening Biosolids solutions track record in the US

Latest project is one of the world’s largest dryer plants. 200 tonnes a day – that is how much sludge Keppel Seghers’ HARDPELLETISER units will treat at the Stickney wastewater treatment plant in Chicago. Keppel Seghers has just been contracted by the Stickney plant to provide four HARDPELLETISER units as well as supervise their construction and commissioning at a new dryer facility, ...

Sep. 14, 2006

By Keppel Seghers

Therma-Flite’s IC Biosolids Dryer Transforms Rio Dell WWTP into a Showcase of Modern Biosolids Management in the Northwest

State-of-the-Art Biosolids Dryer Made Scalable and Affordable: City of Rio Dell’s Wastewater Treatment Plant began a comprehensive renewal project in 2010. Phase 1 included upgrades to the headworks–screening and grit removal ...

Sep. 18, 2013

By Therma-Flite Inc.

Therma-Flite Awarded Biosolids Drying System Contract For Wisconsin Public Utility

Therma-Flite, a leading provider of resource recovery technology and services, today announced that it was awarded a contract to provide a biosolids drying system for a Wisconsin sewerage commission. Funded by a low-interest loan from the Clean Water Fund, the project is a joint effort by two cities to upgrade from Class B, to Class A biosolids of exceptional quality (EQ). Two main goals of the ...

Apr. 4, 2016

By Therma-Flite Inc.

Eco-Solids International exhibit at the 15th European Biosolids & Organic Resources Conference

Eco-Solids exhibited the new Cellruptor technology together with the Eco-Solids Process (ESP), and Waste-water & Leachate technologies. On the Monday morning the conference organisers had arranged a site visit to the Esholt Waste-water treatment plant for all delegates and Eco-Solids were centre stage at the site. Mr Clive Rigden (Managing Director) of Eco-Solids gave a welcome speech to the ...

Nov. 19, 2010

By Ecosolids International Ltd

The 2nd Cambi Academy to be held at the Residuals & Biosolids conference in Raleigh,NA

Cambi will be present at the Residuals & Biosolids conference in Raleigh, NA, March 26-28. This conference will highlight beneficial reuse options, science, and technologies currently available to leverage biosolids as a valuable resource. The second Cambi Academy will be held March 28, please sign up. Cambi invites our friends and customers to join us and participate in an interactive ...

Feb. 20, 2012

By Cambi Group AS

Water Environment Federation launches new national biosolids partnership web site

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announces the launch of a redesigned Web site for the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP), a nationally recognized voluntary program that advances environmentally sound biosolids management practices. Complete with a new look and features, the site—www.biosolids.org—is now housed within WEF’s home site, and serves as an information ...

Aug. 26, 2010

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

ANDRITZ SEPARATION to supply drying equipment for biosolids recovery plant in California, USA

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Kore Infrastructure to supply a paddle dryer for a biosolids recovery plant currently under construction in Rialto, California, USA. In the plant, biosolids from wastewater facilities in Los Angeles and which have normally gone to landfill will be converted into biodiesel and biochar. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of ...

Jun. 16, 2015

By ANDRITZ Separation - a division of the Andritz Group

CAMBI participates at WEF`s 24th Residuals and Biosolids Conference in Savannah, US

Conference: May 23 – 26, 2010 Please feel free to visit us at booth number 505. This conference will highlight beneficial reuse options, science, and technologies currently available to leverage biosolids as a valuable resource. The conference provides education, training, technology transfer, and best management practices through workshops, technical sessions, a tour, and an ...

Apr. 7, 2010

By Cambi Group AS

Advanced registration deadline approaches for WEF’s residuals and biosolids 2009 conference

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) will present Residuals and Biosolids Management 2009: Sustainable Biosolids Management from May 3-6, 2009 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. Coordinated by WEF’s Residuals and Biosolids Committee, in cooperation with the NorthWest Biosolids Management Association, the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association, and the Oregon Association ...

Mar. 10, 2009

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Anaergia Announces Strategic Investment in Large-Scale Biosolids Processing Facility in California

Anaergia Inc., today announced it has made a strategic investment in a large-scale biosolids processing facility located in the City of Rialto, California. Having acquired the infrastructure and assets of the $160 million facility previously owned by EnerTech Environmental Inc., Anaergia plans to improve efficiencies, upgrade technologies and create a state-of-the-art organics processing facility ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By Anaergia Inc.

The effects of biosolid application on soil chemical properties and Zea mays nutrition

Background: The application of biosolid as a fertilizer in agricultural cultivation is a common practice in many countries. This study investigates the effects of sewage sludge and compost usage on soil chemical properties and Zea mays nutrition in comparison with those of iron and manganese sulfate solution. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized block design ...

Aug. 1, 2012

By Islamic Azad University (IAU)

MaxWest Upgrades to Therma-Flite’s IC 5400 Bio-Scru Biosolids Dryer: Florida Site to Become a Showcase Facility in Biosolids Management

MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc. are the technology leaders in the design, implementation, and operation of biosolids management facilities. MaxWest technology provides municipalities with state-of-the-art gasification systems, which are safe, cost effective, and environmentally friendlier than traditional methods of biosolids management. Over the years MaxWest’s proprietary gasification ...

Sep. 28, 2015

By Therma-Flite Inc.

Fertilizers help toxic algae thrive in warming world

Blue-green algae blooms that can turn toxic in freshwater lakes and can kill bathers, farm animals and domestic pets that drink the water are becoming more widespread across the world, according to new research. A combination of excess use of fertilizers containing phosphorus and nitrogen, untreated sewage releases, and warmer water caused by climate change is leading to an increasing threat of ...

Mar. 13, 2015

By Climate News Network

Water quality improves after fertilizer ban - study

In an effort to keep lakes and streams clean, municipalities around the country are banning or restricting the use of phosphorus-containing lawn fertilizers, which can kill fish and cause smelly algae blooms and other problems when the phosphorus washes out of the soil and into waterways. But do the ordinances really help reduce phosphorus pollution? That’s been an open question until now, says ...

Aug. 18, 2009

By GLOBE Foundation

CH2M HILL hires nationally recognized biosolids management and solids processing facility design expert

CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, construction and operations firm, announced today that David W. Oerke, P.E. has joined the firm as a Principal Technologist. With over 29 years of water, wastewater and biosolids project planning and facility design experience, Oerke will bring added depth to the Global Wastewater Technology Practice’s Residuals Management Team based in the Denver ...

Sep. 5, 2008

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Honors City of Los Angeles Biosolids Resource Management Program with Award for Excellence in Innovation

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) recognized the City of Los Angeles with its Award for Excellence in Innovation on Tuesday afternoon for the Bureau of Sanitation's Terminal Island Renewable Energy (TIRE) project. ...

Oct. 19, 2011

By Water Environment Research Foundation

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