Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective.
“Why is it waste?” asks Zhen (Jason) He, professor in the Department...
Entries Tagged Wastewater Treatment
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NSF CAREER Award Will Help URI Professor Close the Clean Water Gap
When it comes to ensuring that a community has clean drinking water, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Urban and rural communities have...
Editorial
This Might Be the Single Most Important Step a Plant Can Take to Sustain Good Community Relations
Why are there multibillion-dollar industries in products like underarm deodorants, mouthwashes and bathroom air fresheners?
In his The Lord of the Rings trilogy, why did J.R.R. Tolkien...
Editorial
This Technology Offers Yet Another Way to Dewater Biosolids
There are various ways to dewater wastewater solids: Belt presses, filter presses, centrifuges and rotary presses all have their applications.
A new entry...
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Put Your Sludge to the Test with a Complimentary Analysis
Looking to reduce operating and maintenance costs, improve efficiencies and create an effective dewatering process?
When compared to other dewatering equipment, filter press...
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Rental Filter Press for When and Where You Need it Most
Whether you are upgrading or maintaining your current system, expanding your current capacity, dewatering a lagoon or pond, or a variety of...
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Dewatering Made Simple
The Rotary Press simply employs pressure and friction for cost-effective dewatering. The system operates continuously at a speed of <1 rpm to...
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Webinar: Finding OPEX Savings in Your Filter Cake
The liquid sludge from municipal wastewater treatment has a high impact on disposal costs. Dewatering your slurry is a critical process in...
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What Happens Inside a Filter Press
Bone-crushing pressures filtering micron-sized particulates inside a machine that nearly every manufacturing process uses — what happens inside a filter press? Evoqua's...
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Friendly Bacteria at Center Stage: Treating Wastewater with Less Energy, Lower Emissions
More than half of the energy required for wastewater treatment is used to supply oxygen to the biological reactor. The bacteria need...
White Papers
Reduce Wastewater Treatment Costs with an On-Site System – TumbleOx Bioreactor
The TumbleOx MBBR from Parkson is an attached growth, fixed film process with a unique media design that allows wastewater to be...
Editorial
Marlborough's Linko Software Automates and Simplifies Data on Permitted Industries and FOG Haulers
Marlborough is not your average medium-sized city. With the convergence of three major highways in Massachusetts, the city has a prosperous industrial...
Editorial
Utah Professional Operator Finds Balance in Life and Career Satisfaction as a Small-Community Operator
Tom Herbert had a career working on large projects, but after that, and after serving in the military, he has found a...
Editorial
Educational Activity Lets Kids Create a Clean-Water Plant on Their Own Tabletop
The University of Colorado Boulder hosts a hands-on mini wastewater treatment plant activity at its online TeachEngineering Digital Library. It helps high...

















