Rules of Thumb—Aeration
I have random information about aeration scattered across my wastewater blog pages but I've been getting questions from people who need...
Aug 27, 20251 min read
ModelRisk
Estimating Oxygen Demand in a Bioreactor Using Monte Carlo Simulations from ModelRisk Introduction In this post I am going to focus on a...
Jul 6, 20258 min read
Struvite Scale and Its Chemistry
Review of struvite formation in anaerobic digesters and sludge dewatering equipment.
Oct 6, 202322 min read
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...
May 14, 20226 min read
Various Unit Conversions
This post is starting off very, very small. I'll add to it periodically. What I really have in mind here is an easy place I can go to...
Sep 26, 20212 min read
Turbidity
Turbidity is defined as the degree to which light is scattered by particles suspended in a liquid. The measured turbidity depends on the...
Apr 12, 20214 min read
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...
Apr 3, 20215 min read
The Weight of Water
The Unit of "8.34 pounds per gallon" Explained In the United States a common unit of measurement for water is that it weighs 8.34 pounds...
Nov 21, 20202 min read
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...
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Wastewater Solids
It can be helpful to quickly estimate solids production in wastewater. Certainly, each wastewater treatment plant and its collection...
Jul 16, 20204 min read
