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It seems water is a lot more important and integral to life than we routinely think.Some years ago, scientists began talking about...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishWhere can an operator look to find specific laboratory procedures and the proper compliance for those procedures?A. NPDES permitB. Wastewater textbooks, such...

Analytical Instrumentation SHIMADZU SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LCMS-8060NXThe LCMS-8060NX triple quadrupole liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments offers suitable sensitivity and acquisition speeds,...

Biosolids management challenges clean-water plants in a variety of areas — cost, energy efficiency, resource recovery, product quality, odor control and more. A...

After four years of work, the Advanced Water Treatment Operator (AWTO) certification program is now complete and launched by the California-Nevada Section...

Entry 243299During a late-July inspection of one of Garberville (California) Sanitary District’s drinking water tanks, workers discovered dead lizards in the bottom...

British ColumbiaAshcroftProject: New water treatment plantDetails: In its first major test since installation, the plant is functioning as intendedStatus: CompletedCost: $8.2 million McLoughlin...

Aggressively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to be an active and ongoing priority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA...

All Blue-White Chem-Pro diaphragm-type chemical metering pumps are equipped with the exclusive Dia-Flex PVDF diaphragm. The high-performance DiaFlex all-PVDF diaphragm...

Entry 243302 Two firefighters from Middletown, Connecticut, were treated for heat exhaustion after battling a blaze at the J.S. Roth Water Treatment Plant.It took the...

Grit is a nuisance material that causes abrasive wear to equipment, increasing maintenance and operational costs while reducing equipment performance and useful...

Treatment Plant Operator’s Bug of the Month is an ongoing series that spotlights the organisms present in wastewater microbiology. Each month a new...

In a new paper detailing findings from North Carolina State University's GenX Exposure Study, researchers detected novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Four in five Americans (77%) served by a water utility say the quality of their tap water is excellent or good, although...

A Danish wastewater treatment facility was faced with increasing chemical costs to reduce phosphorus levels in their discharge, and its existing real-time...

Here are the answers to the July 30, 2020 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide:1. To perform the settleable solids test, what piece of equipment...

Entry 243305Welcome 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,...

Entry 243308Providing clean water to soldiers in the field and citizens around the world is essential, and yet remains one of the...

Some facilities discharge wastewater at concentrations far above (i.e., stronger than) typical residential wastewater. If the systems receiving this wastewater are sized...