

Wastewater Clarifier Performance
Primary and Secondary Clarifiers This page provides information on the expected performance of primary and secondary clarifiers. Removal...
Oct 24, 20166 min read


API Separator
Oil-Water Separation Though municipal wastewater treatment plants have to deal with their share of oil and grease (O&G), this post on...
Oct 21, 20169 min read


Crown Press In Use
Details on how to use a lab-scale dewatering filter press.
Oct 11, 20165 min read


Crown Press Overview
Benchtop Belt Filter Press As I've discussed elsewhere in this blog, I have two key pieces of laboratory/field equipment that I use to...
Oct 10, 20165 min read


Sludge Dewatering
Three Sludge Dewatering Units The data presented on this page comes primarily from two sources as follows: 1. An excellent textbook...
Oct 9, 20164 min read


Water Hardness
The Water We Use When I travel I seldom give much thought to the water I drink, cook with, and bathe in. But there are occasions when...
Oct 9, 20162 min read


pH & Alkalinity
pH and Alkalinity Relationships The following two graphics are intended to provide a handy reference describing pH and alkalinity...
Oct 8, 20161 min read


Life In the Field
Some Frustrations! I travel from one water or wastewater treatment plant to another, week after week, happily (usually) doing my job. And...
Oct 1, 20163 min read