Happy Halloween!

It's a scary time of the year! You should be afraid, very afraid. So stay safe my friend and look for what's behind you. Do your best to...

Cell Generation Time

Bacteria are amazingly complex, even though each is comprised of only a single cell. Bacteria make up about 95 percent of all the...

Influent Wastewater Characteristics

This post will provide data/tables to give you a starting point when it comes to evaluating influent wastewater characteristics in the...

Best Books

I get asked every now and then about books I think are best for learning more about wastewater treatment. There are many, many excellent...

Rules of Thumb—Chemistry

This post provides tips and insights I've come across focused on chemistry topics for wastewater treatment operators. A search on Google...

Nitrogen Testing and Alkalinity Control

In this post I focus on aspects of laboratory testing and plant operation that relate to nitrification, a topic I am endlessly fascinated...

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