Low Phosphorus Analytical Measurement Study
Phosphorus measurements at very low concentrations have been tested and proven to be unreliable. The establishment of stricter phosphorus discharge requirements has challenged the wastewater...
State of the Science: Review of Quantitative Tools to Determine Wastewater Soil Treatment Unit Performance
The literature review described in this report is part of a larger research project to assess STU performance with respect to treatment of important wastewater constituents. The overall goal of...
Sustainable Technology for Achieving Very Low Nitrogen and Phosphorus Effluent Levels
This project addresses the successful nitrogen and phosphorus removal technologies being implemented at existing wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), some key challenges...
FISH Handbook for Biological Wastewater Treatment
The FISH Handbook for Biological Wastewater Treatment provides all the required information for the user to be able to identify and quantify important microorganisms in activated...
An Investigation into Biosolids Sampling and Handling Methods for U.S. EPA-Approved Microbial Detection Techniques
The objective of this research was to develop guidance for collecting samples of biosolids for microbial analysis to ensure representative samples are tested. The types of biosolids products...
Southeast Asian Water Environment 3
The Southeast Asian environment has been degraded by the release of industrial and domestic wastes, agricultural and aquacultural chemicals, and pollutants from automobiles. It suffers from water-...
Communication Principles and Practices, Public Perception and Message Effectiveness
This project provides WERF subscribers with a state-of-knowledge report that is a
synthesis of existing work and provides guidance on effective risk communication practices, public...
International Conference on Nutrient Recovery From Wastewater Streams Vancouver, 2009
Closing the loop for nutrients in wastewaters (municipal sewage, animal wastes, food industry, commercial and other liquid waste streams) is a necessary, sustainable development objective, to...
Contributions of Household Chemicals to Sewage and Their Relevance to Municipal Wastewater Systems and the Environment
Of the total number of consumer product chemicals the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified, approximately 500 are considered high production volume (HPV) chemicals. This study...
Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge
Industrial pollution is still a major concern and despite its significance, sound and systematic pollution control efforts are very poorly documented. The character and treatability of industrial...