Design and Operation Industrial Waste Treatment Pilot Plants
Virtually every chemical or environmental engineer recognizes the historical role and importance of pilot plant studies in the development and…
Two-Year Oceanographic Study of the Bering Sea Is Completed
One of the most extensive oceanographic studies ever made by the petroleum industry was finished this summer. The Bering Sea…
The Effect of Oxidizable Sulfur Compound on Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Petroleum Refining Industry
The purpose of this paper is to describe wastewater treatment chemistry and biological wastewater treatment implications involving oxidation of important…
Eureka, California, Wastewater Treatment Plant–Congeneration System
Sludge gas is a valuable commodity when the best possible use for it can be found. When a new plant…
Case Study of Prediction of Sulfide Generation and Corrosion in Sewers
The important role of hydrogen sulfide in causing corrosion of sewers has been recognized since the early 1900s. Investigations by…
Reducing Water Demand and Wastewater Flow
This study shows that inside residential water use and wastewater flow could be reduced by about 10 percent if low-flush…
Demonstration Plant to Yield New Data on Full-scale GAC Treatment
Research has demonstrated that granular activated carbon (GAC) has the ability to remove a wide spectrum of trace organic chemicals…
Automatic Dissolved Oxygen Control
Control of air or pure oxygen dissolution in the mixed liquor is an important parameter in the activated sludge process….
A Discussion of Groundwater Contamination and Petroleum Refineries
It is well-known that groundwater underlying some refineries contains petroleum products that cause groundwater contamination (GWC).1 Over the past 20…
Take a Hard Look at Sewer Rehab
The cost of planning for sewer repairs in an orderly fashion could be a good deal less than replacement after…
Legal Liability of Proprietors of Reclaimed Water System Under Existing Civil Law
One of the major priorities established for the fiscal year 1979 Water Reuse Research Program of the Office of Water…
Resource Recovery and Waste-to-Energy Systems
The economic burdens associated with solid waste disposal are not solely the responsibility of municipal government. Hotels, casinos, hospitals, schools,…