by ebs | Jul 10, 2024 | Activated Sludge Systems, Suspended Solids
The return of healthy biological solids is essential to the performance of activated sludge systems. Along with concentrated biomass, inhibitory and toxic chemicals that can cause WET testing failures or treatment deficiencies may be returned to the system by being...
by ebs | Dec 14, 2023 | Advanced Analytical Lab, Testing
Pulp and Paper Within our Pulp and Paper testing suite, AAL offers two test groups unique to the Pulp and Paper industry. Terpenes and Resin Acids are two chemical classes found naturally in trees. Turpentine, which consists of terpenes such as alpha-Pinene and...
by ebs | Dec 12, 2023 | Outage, Weather
by ebs | Jul 19, 2022 | Featured, Weather
High winds and rain from hurricanes have the potential to damage wastewater treatment facilities leading to long, unplanned outages. As we are in the midst of another hurricane season, it is essential for wastewater management teams to take appropriate measures to...
by ebs | Jan 11, 2022 | Cold weather
Being proactive during cold weather can noticeably reduce wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upsets. A reduction in temperature can cause a well-running WWTP to have issues almost overnight. Bacteria do not remove BOD or reproduce as effectively during the colder...
