In water and wastewater, gas detection is critical to safety – both on site and for lone workers in the field. To...
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Young American Researcher Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021
Eshani Jha from the United States has received the prestigious 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for research on how to remove contaminants from...
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EPA Announces Resources to Address Nutrient Pollution Affecting Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released three new resources to assist the agency’s state, territorial and authorized tribal partners to address...
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Study Guide Answer Key
Here are the answers to the Aug. 23, 2021 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide:
1. When conducting a sludge settleometer test, what does the...
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Exam Study Guide: Settleometer Tests and Public Notification Requirements
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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TPO to Host Webinar on Mastering Gas Detection
Treatment Plant Operator magazine is teaming up with Industrial Scientific, a Watts brand, to offer a webinar titled "Mastering Gas Detection for Water...
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Xylem Expands Investment in Next Generation of Water Innovators
Global water technology company Xylem is expanding its investment in youth innovation to empower the next generation to solve the world’s greatest water...
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News Briefs: States Ask for Help With Chlorine Shortage
Entry 242495Water utilities in California, Utah, New Mexico and New York are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for help getting chlorine-based...
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Bug of the Month: Filament Type 0092 and Wastewater Treatment
One way Eickelboom filament type 0092 is unique is that for morphotype identification purposes, Neisser positive staining characteristics must apply. Filament type...
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DeZURIK Eccentric Plug Valves
In thousands of installations worldwide, DeZURIK Eccentric Plug Valves have a proven record of long-term reliability. The valve is designed for handling clean and dirty...
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Bryan Clor Faced a Wave of Retirements. He Didn't Waste Time Before Taking Action
Bryan Clor heard alarm bells on realizing that half of his 41-person staff would retire within the next five years.
“I knew something...
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Variable Flow Is No Longer an Issue for This Clean-Water Plant, Thanks to New Headworks Equipment
One would think that with a population of just 1,200 people, wastewater treatment in the Michigan community of Baldwin would be pretty straightforward,...
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Instruments Can Hold the Key to More Cost-Effective and Permit-Compliant Plant Performance
Entry 223305Stricter effluent limits for wastewater plants place a growing importance on the accurate measurement of parameters in the treatment process.
Today’s operators...
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Want Higher Solids Content in Biosolids Products? Consider This Alternative to Applying the Heat
Technologies like belt presses, screw presses, rotary fan presses and centrifuges dewater biosolids and water treatment sludges effectively.
But what if circumstances require material...
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Our Water and Wastewater Facilities Need Rebuilding. But Who Will Step Up to Pay the Bill?
As I write this, President Biden has offered an infrastructure plan that includes substantial funds for water and wastewater infrastructure. And much...
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Product Focus - September 2021
Analytical Instrumentation
HORIBA Scientific Aqualog A-TEEM
The Aqualog A-TEEM from HORIBA Scientific is a fluorometer that simultaneously scans for absorbance and fluorescence excitation and emission...
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Case Studies - September 2021
Using sludge blanket monitors to automate pump cycles reduces hydraulic loading
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The Punta Gorda (Florida) Water Treatment Plant used a manual system to...
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Product News - September 2021
Flomatic AIS-compliant valves
With an extensive offering of American Iron and Steel requirement-compliant valve products, Flomatic is dedicated to engineering and manufacturing lasting...



















