The Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently issued an alert updating its members about concerns over biosolids and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In recent...
Biosolids Articles
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News Briefs: Utility Worker Finds Colossal Crayfish
Entry 244352A utility worker in Bowling Green, Kentucky, recently found a giant crayfish in a water filtration system at an intake plant....
Editorial
This Biosolids Program Takes the Same Approaches to Crop Nutrition as Progressive Farmers
Anyone who thinks biosolids application is just a matter of driving a tank truck across a field needs to visit Sioux Falls,...
Blogs
Don’t Waste That Energy. Put It To Work.
Over a series of articles recently, HUBER Technology has explored the transition of a wastewater treatment plant’s journey to becoming a water...
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News Briefs: Residents Report Illness After Fluoride Pump Malfunction
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Sandy City, Utah, was recently cited by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality after testing revealed high levels of lead, copper...
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Industry Fights Back Against Biosolids Report
In the 1970s, a research project analyzed the effects of biosolids land application on an area devastated by coal mining — the...
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A Green Thumb: This WWTP Operator Strives for a Zero-Carbon Footprint
Can a modern wastewater treatment plant operate with a zero-carbon footprint? Dennis Palmer, executive director and chief engineer of the Landis Sewerage...
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Plastics: From Miracle, to Nuisance, to Crisis
Back in 1967 an iconic scene from the movie The Graduate, perhaps unwittingly so, was a harbinger of what was to come...
White Papers
BT Belt Dryer is a Game-Changer for the Sludge Handling Process
There are so many ways that the Huber Technology BT Belt Dryer has made the sludge handling process safer. Because it operates at...
Editorial
Hauling Less Costs Less: A Recipe for Biosolids Volume Reduction
Biosolids production and hauling costs had tripled in recent years for the Town of Deerfield (Massachusetts) Wastewater Division. As landfills and incinerators...
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New at WEFTEC: Flottweg Launches New Design in Decantering Centrifuges
Flottweg showcased the Xelletor decanter centrifuge, which uses innovative technology to improve dewatering performance, reduce polymer consumption, save energy, and maximize capacity.
The...
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New at WEFTEC: Centrisys Offers Compact Centrifuge and New Secondary Clarifier Tech
Centrisys/CNP recently showcased its innovation in biosolids management and dewatering at WEFTEC in New Orleans. The exhibit included the CS6-4 dewatering centrifuge,...
Videos
Biosolids Are This City's Class-A Community Asset
Join lead operator Russell Coleman of the Oostanaula Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Athens, Tennessee, as he shows off the process used...
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Using Rapid Loss on Drying Technology to Measure Simulated Biosolids Content
Identifying the optimal solids content of the various byproducts of the wastewater treatment process can provide significant cost savings for the facilities...















