Entries Tagged Chlorine

Online Exclusives Exam Study Guide: Disinfection Byproducts; and Waste Brine Disposal

Entry 245069Welcome 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,...

June 21, 2018

Videos Operator Recalls Disastrous 'Meltdown' at Water Plant

A major water plant malfunction last year in Norton, Kansas, caused 11 cylinders of chlorine to empty inside a process building, destroying copper...

June 19, 2018

Editorial A Plant Team Responds to a Disastrous Chlorine Leak With Quick Repairs and a Long-Term Improvements

When Jamie Amlong drove into the Norton (Kansas) Water Treatment Plant on a May morning in 2016, he had no idea he...

June 19, 2018

Online Exclusives Exam Study Guide: Activated Sludge Bacteria; and Properties of Chlorine

Entry 245085Welcome 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,...

June 07, 2018

Videos Safety Concerns at Kentucky Plant Call for Unique Solutions

With the placement of the Prestonsburg (Kentucky) Water Filtration Plant next to a school and residential area, plant manager Donald Compton says...

April 19, 2018

Editorial James Dean Constantly Infuses Team Members With a Passion for Continuous Improvement

James Dean may be the Mr. Efficiency of wastewater treatment. As manager of wastewater treatment facilities for North Baldwin Utilities in Bay...

March 20, 2018

Editorial Testing Reveals an Alternative Disinfectant That Prevents Formation of DBPs

The most common disinfectants for potable water, chlorine and chloramine, are increasingly criticized for their disadvantages and hazards. Chlorine poses safety and health...

March 20, 2018

Editorial Exam Study Guide

WASTEWATERUsing the breakpoint chlorination method of ammonia removal, approximately how many parts of chlorine are needed to remove one part of ammonia?A....

January 17, 2018

Online Exclusives News Briefs: Sioux City Treatment Plant Management Under FBI Scrutiny

An ongoing investigation into Sioux City, Iowa’s wastewater treatment plant has led FBI agents to obtain a search warrant and seize computer...

December 07, 2016

Force Flow/Halogen Chlor-Scale and Eclipse

The Chlor-Scale ton container scale from Force Flow safely cradles a chlorine ton container while providing critical feed and chemical inventory information....

August 17, 2016

Videos Up Close and Personal With TrojanUVSigna

The TrojanUVSigna is the ideal solution for large wastewater treatment plants wanting to upgrade a disinfection system or convert from chlorine. This...

April 13, 2016