Water & Wastewater Articles

The new PCE-ISFET pH meter from PCE Instruments has been designed for food applications. The glass free electrode makes it particularly safe to use in food production as no glass splinters can get into the food if the electrode breaks. Unlike glass pH electrodes, ISFET pH sensors are highly resilient and do not require wet storage. They give reliable results under tough conditions. The PCE-ISFET ...

Apr. 16, 2018

By PCE Instruments

As the fourth Nor'easter of March blew into New Jersey, hundreds of professionals in the water industry made their way to Atlantic City for the 83rd Annual Conference of the NJ chapter of the AWWA. Speakers and poster authors were set to discuss topics such as PFAS, new and advanced water technologies, updated regulations, and case studies. But due to the inclimate weather, a couple of sessions ...

Apr. 16, 2018

By Purolite Corporation

Challenge A prominent midwestern steel mill needed to put one of its blast furnaces back online in order to increase production and keep up with rising demand. Blast furnace “C”, said to be one of the most efficient blast furnaces in the world for its size, required a large volume of water to maintain proper operation, and the mill’s existing water treatment plant was ...

Apr. 13, 2018

By Monroe Environmental Corporation

Catalytic Products International (CPI) recently completed the installation of a new TRITON Series Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) at the Northeast USA location of a global automotive tire manufacturer for the abatement of Volatile Organic Compounds ...

Apr. 12, 2018

By Catalytic Products International (CPI)

Fluoride in water can be both naturally occurring, or artificially added. In the latter case, this is usually with the objective of aiding oral hygiene in populated areas. Because of its controlled addition in many water systems around the world, it has become associated with a number of different controversies, myths and confusion. Whether you are interested in monitoring fluoride in ...

Apr. 4, 2018

By Aquaread Limited

LG Sonic will make use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to further develop the software algorithm which will make it possible to predict algal blooms based on water quality data automatically. Furthermore, it will provide detailed information about the intensity and the impact of the algal bloom on the ecosystem of the water body. The updated algorithm will be implemented in LG Sonic’s ...

Feb. 5, 2018

By LG Sonic

Salt Water Disposal (SWD) well operators often dispose a substantial volume of oil inadvertently when injecting salt water, thereby losing the opportunity to sell the oil on the market and potentially reducing the ability to inject water in the well. Injection facilities are typically operated with minimal instrumentation or system optimization, which means the operators don't know how much, or ...

Jan. 15, 2018

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.

Industrial-grade sulfuric acid, still the most widely used industrial chemical in the world, continues to be sourced primarily (about 70 percent) as a nondiscretionary byproduct from the roasting, smelting, and refining of nonferrous metals. The rest comes from natural gas processing, electric power generation, and spent acid regeneration. These industries are usually heavy emitters of ...

Jan. 1, 2017

By Beltran Technologies, Inc.

Resilient are the roads on which you drive, the bridges that you cross, and the buildings that stand tall year after year.  Of course, these components of our day-to-day need maintenance just like anything else but chances are, they were designed and constructed with the tools of their time to promote the highest level of foreseeable longevity. Designing for resiliency is critical: ...

Mar. 29, 2016

By BeadedStream

Henderson, Louisiana is located directly in the center of what is commonly considered ‘Cajun Country.’ Right next door to Breaux Bridge, the town that is known as ‘The Crawfish Capital of the World’; our claim to fame is dealing with the crowds and traffic of that festival every spring. But, Henderson is just fine with that situation, just being the ‘bedroom ...

Apr. 20, 2018

By Reliant Water Technologies

Rain can put a damper on many of your activities. But during the rainy season, a lot of people make the mistake of canceling their regular sweeping services, and this does more harm than good, not only for your parking lot but also the environment. ...

Apr. 20, 2018

By Schwarze Industries, Inc.

In 1967 the City of Concordia, MO built a segmented lagoon system to handle the small town's waste requirements. The main industry in Concordia is a Tyson renderings plant, and the lagoon system was designed to also handle that plant's final waste and water polishing requirements. The lagoon system was a relatively standard design, consisting of an 18.7 acre primary lagoon, a 5.6 acre secondary, ...

Apr. 20, 2018

By Reliant Water Technologies

With depressed freight rates and overcapacity of shipping on lucrative trade routes, most shipping companies across the world are now practicing "slow steaming" operations. Operating the main "two-stroke" engines at 40-60% of their nominal output results in dramatically lower fuel costs but at high risk of cylinder cold corrosion if lubrication is not carefully managed. Adding to the complexity ...

Apr. 19, 2018

By Spectro Scientific

Condition-based maintenance saves time and money and increases productivity A large municipality in the northwestern United States operates over 1.700 vehicles and over 3.000 pieces of motorized equipment ranging from riding lawn mowers to bulldozers Oil changes constitute a major expense. For example, the 500 heavy duty trucks in its fleet previously had their oil changed every 2,500 miles ...

Apr. 19, 2018

By Spectro Scientific

City's Relocation and Floodplain Management Project Included Embankment Protection at Culvert Outflows Appteton, Wisconsin -- The GEORUNNER flow protection mats, manufactured by local Appleton company, Presto Geosystems, was employed as additional embankment stability on the channel alignment project. The Apple Creek Relocation and Floodplain Management Project includes ...

Apr. 19, 2018

By Presto Geosystems

Eurofins has adopted ESdat Online and the ESdat Lab Portal to replace the historic spreadsheets in order to increase efficiency and accuracy, and provide the landfill operators with direct access to their consolidated historical results through a web interface. Streamlining Landfill Environmental Monitoring The Eurofins Field Services Groundwater team conducts compliance ...

Apr. 18, 2018

By Esdat Environmental Data Software

Regarding the requirements of sanitary valves, the most important requirement is their material because it is in direct contact with the flow of the media. In general, sanitary tap materials are made of stainless steel and the two main materials are 304 and 316L. These two stainless sheets of steel are the most resistant to corrosion. As a result, they will not easily ...

Apr. 18, 2018

By Adamant Valves

The name diaphragm is derived from a flexible disc that comes into contact with a seat at the top of the valve to form a seal. Diaphragm valves are some of the most common valves on the market ...

Apr. 16, 2018

By Adamant Valves

The Emerging Contaminants Summit held in Westminster, Colorado is an environmental workshop that comprehensively addresses mitigating emerging contaminants across all environmental systems including surface water, groundwater, drinking water, wastewater, recycled water, soils and sediments. ...

Apr. 16, 2018

By Purolite Corporation

Welcome to On the Road with Randy Reimer, a Q&A series featuring Hamilton Kent’s Director of Sales. Each month we’ll chat with Randy about current news in underground infrastructure and how it affects our customers in the industry. From big cities to small ...

Apr. 12, 2018

By Hamilton Kent