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Editorial
Water Quality Analyst Finds Success Meeting Challenges Head-On
When the largest wastewater treatment facility in Alaska switched from chlorine gas disinfection to sodium hypochlorite, Andrew Johnson faced a challenge. He...
Editorial
Why Data Reliability Is Crucial for Treatment Plant Operations
In years past, operators ran water and wastewater treatment plants based largely on experience, intuition, manual measurements, sights, sounds and smells.
Today, data...
Editorial
Remote telemetry eliminates site visits
Making site visits to collect data from the water monitoring equipment in your distribution network is often a tedious process. Those lost...
Online Exclusives
Nanoantenna Arrays Power a New Generation of Fluorescence-Based Sensors
Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bedfordshire, in collaboration with multinational company ABB, have designed and tested a series of plasmonic...
White Papers
Carbon Dioxide Injection System Controls pH to Prevent Scaling
The blast furnace (BF) is a critical process unit in the iron and steel industry that converts iron ore into molten iron,...
White Papers
Control Active Chlorine DBPs Using the THM Plus Method
DBPs are trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, chlorites, halonitromethanes and other halogenated organic compounds. These compounds are proven human carcinogens.Council Directive 98/83/EC of Nov....
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WEFTEC Report: Rockwell Automation Showcases Smart Automation Technology
Rockwell Automation’s WECTEC conference exhibit presented scalable automation solutions to help municipalities reduce process variability, meet regulatory requirements, improve operational efficiency and...
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Product News: October 2017
Endress+Hauser Micropilot FMR6x radar level instrument
Endress+Hauser’s Micropilot FMR6x 80 GHz free space radar level instrument is suitable for use in tanks and...
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Industry News: October 2017
AdEdge Water Technologies joins Endress+Hauser OEM program
Endress+Hauser announced AdEdge Water Technologies joined its OEM Business Partner Program. As part of the OEM...
Editorial
This Wisconsin Lab Tech Has the Formula for Excellence
When auditor Brandy Baker-Munich of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) first saw the difficulties the city of Eagle River had...
Online Exclusives
TOC Monitoring of a Reverse Osmosis System
Reverse osmosis systems are highly effective for water treatment processes — especially when water quality must meet ultra-pure specifications. However, RO systems...
Editorial
Total Control in Tough Environments
The SEL-2411P pump automation controller from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is a preconfigured SCADA-ready device built for unforgiving water and wastewater environments.“It can...
Videos
New Turbidimeters: Evolved and Faster in Every Way
It’s time to set a new standard — and save time. From cleaning to calibration to validation, the new Hach TU5 Series...
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Odor Control for a 28.5-Mile Force Main
In a 2015 article in The Georgia Operator titled, “A Multi-Faceted Approach to Odor Control for a 28.5 Mile Long Force Main,” the authors...
Videos
How to Significantly Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions
Thioguard is a less expensive, safer and more effective way to treat systemic odors. But it does much more than that. Along...
White Papers
Improve Data Management with the SL1000
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A public laboratory that tests drinking water experienced problems managing data from two instruments used to conduct a full panel of testing. Current...













