Grease and related odors from a trickling filter wet well were so bad at the Silicon Valley Clean Water treatment plant that...
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A California Treatment Plant Opts for a Modern Approach to Controlling Nuisance Odors
Entries Tagged Odor Control
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Trickling Filter Flies Get the Bum's Rush at an Alabama Facility
From May through October, trickling filter flies (Psychoda alternata) and odors plagued the Cullman (Alabama) Wastewater Treatment Plant and residents of a...
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Be a Good Neighbor and Keep Odor Away
Evoqua provides a full service offering that’s tailored to your water’s pH and flow rates. Evoqua systems can even automatically adjust chemical dosage based...
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Get A Ph.D in pH Shift Odor Control
The pH level of your wastewater determines whether or not the neighbors can tolerate the smell of your pump station. This webinar...
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Paul Ray and His Team Keep an Older Plant Running Like New by Paying Close Attention to Detail
The North Cary (North Carolina) Water Reclamation Facility has been in service since 1974, but to the casual observer, it doesn’t look...
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Meet the Jerome J605
Ametek Arizona Instrument’s line of Jerome toxic gas analyzers is designed to provide accurate and reliable data in compact, rugged and easy-to-use...
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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...
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Reshaping Odor Control Boundaries for Wastewater Treatment Facilities
H2S stinks — and not just for those stuck smelling it. Complaints about hydrogen sulfide odors can cause citations, penalties or worse...
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Finding the Right Fit for Your H2S Detection Needs
A number of methods have been developed to measure trace levels of H2S. The most widely used measurement methods include gold film...
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Sniffing Out Odors with the Jerome J605
Back in 2014, AMETEK Arizona Instrument’s lab manager and research chemist had the unique opportunity to visit a wastewater treatment facility in...
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Better Through Chemistry
Since 1995, the Florida city of Vero Beach used Jones and Attwood twin rotary drum thickeners (Ovivo USA) and two aerobic digesters...
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Trainloads of Stranded Biosolids Causing a Stink in Alabama
A train full of biosolids is causing a big stink in a small Alabama town. As many as 250 containers, or around...
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What Does It Mean to Have High Quality Biosolids?
For years, Class A Exceptional Quality status has been a major goal for clean-water agencies seeking beneficial use of their biosolids.Class A...
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How to Prevent the Formation and Release of Hydrogen Sulfide
Odors occur when wastewater pH allows hydrogen sulfide to evolve from liquid phase hydrosulfide. Thioguard technical-grade magnesium hydroxide prevents the formation and...
