by Christina Dietzen | Feb 28, 2024 | Consulting, Featured, Training
Wastewater management is a multifaceted endeavor. Below are five critical areas that can significantly enhance your system’s effectiveness. 1. Generating reliable laboratory data While it’s true what they say, “you can’t control what you don’t measure,”...
by Christina Dietzen | Jul 5, 2023 | Featured, Odor Control
EBS recently assisted a paper mill with odor issues associated with their aerated stabilization basin (ASB) wastewater treatment system. The formation of reduced sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulfide) occurred in a large unaerated...
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 | Jun 23, 2021 | Activated Sludge Systems, Featured
It is generally accepted that aerobic biological treatment systems are robust and stable to the extent that eight key growth pressures are controlled: Organic Loading (BOD or COD) Dissolved Oxygen Temperature pH Nutrients Retention Time Inhibitory or toxic compounds...
by ebs | Jun 24, 2019 | Depth Studies, Equipment, Featured
EBS uses an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to conduct Hydrographic Surveys in different bodies of water from clean to wastewater. The USV is equipped with a single beam echo sounder optimized for shallow water hydrographic surveying and a dual-frequency transducer....
by ebs | Jul 26, 2013 | Bioaugmentation, Featured, Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids
In the Kraft paper-making process white liquor, which is NaOH (sodium hydroxide) and Na2S (sodium sulfide), is used to “cook” wood chips in a piece of equipment known as the digester. In the digester, the wood chips are “cooked” using high temperature and pressure in...
