Category: Industrial Wastewater

Industrial Wastewater

May 21, 2019 4 min read

Advantages of Industrial Lagoons for Wastewater Treatment

Industrial lagoons offer cost-effective, sustainable wastewater treatment. In our latest video, lagoon specialist Julie Hartwig shares her experience working with industrial wastewater operators to highlight the huge advantages lagoons can provide for industrial facilities. Watch the video and read on for highlights. Temperature: If you have a heat process, you can have an output of […]

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Industrial Wastewater

December 7, 2018 5 min read

Diagnosing and Correcting Nutrient Deficiency in Industrial Lagoons

Nutrient deficiency, or the lack of sufficient levels of ammonia and phosphorus, can prevent an industrial wastewater lagoon from removing BOD adequately. In this episode of LDIB-TV, lagoon specialist Julie Hartwig explains how to diagnose and correct industrial lagoon nutrient deficiency. She has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign […]

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Industrial Wastewater

May 23, 2018 4 min read

Frac Ponds: Treating Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater for Reuse

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the process of injecting pressurized water, chemicals, and sand into the ground to extract shale oil and natural gas. While fracking has transformed energy production in the U.S., it requires a lot of water and thus creates a lot of wastewater, which must be treated and disposed of safely. In […]

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Industrial Wastewater

July 12, 2016 6 min read

When Trouble Is Brewing: Preventing Brewery Lagoon Odors

According to the Brewers Association, we’re in a golden age of beer production, with the U.S. boasting over 4,000 active breweries as of September 2015. However, this increase in production has been accompanied by several high-profile news stories of brewers in trouble with their neighbors because of offensive odors from the brewery’s wastewater treatment system. Beer manufacturers […]

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Industrial Wastewater

May 29, 2015 4 min read

That Dairy Air: Preventing Dairy Wastewater Odor

We’ve seen quite a few news stories recently about dairies being cited and fined for wastewater lagoon violations, namely biological oxygen demand (BOD) exceeding permit levels and odor complaints. So what’s going on? Why is dairy processing wastewater such a challenge, and what’s behind the odor complaints this spring? We’ll answer these questions and look […]

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Industrial Wastewater Aeration

December 9, 2014 4 min read

Four Causes of Wastewater Lagoon Short Circuit

We’ve referenced short-circuiting several times as a potential cause of wastewater lagoon effluent problems. A lagoon is more likely to short circuit in the winter, when influent wastewater is warmer than the lagoon temperature, so it’s a good time to examine the topic in a little more detail. In this article we’ll define what short-circuiting […]

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Industrial Wastewater

August 7, 2014 4 min read

Optimizing Winery and Brewery Wastewater Lagoons

The manufacture of wine, beer, and spirits is a water-intensive process, with up to 7 liters of water used in the creation of every liter of finished product. Approximately 70 percent of the water utilized during the winemaking or brewing process becomes a wastewater byproduct. Winery, brewery, and distillery wastewaters typically are very high in […]

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Industrial Wastewater

July 2, 2014 4 min read

Meat Processing Wastewater Lagoon Aeration

A meat processing wastewater lagoon can have a bad reputation because of the potential for sludge buildup and odor. However, a properly functioning meat processing wastewater lagoon, one with sufficient aeration and mixing, can be an efficient, environmentally friendly, and relatively inexpensive method of treatment. One major benefit of a meat processing wastewater lagoon of […]

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Industrial Wastewater

May 23, 2014 7 min read

Food Industry Lagoon Aeration: An Overview

Food Industry Lagoon Aeration is critical to any industrial wastewater lagoon system. Food processing can be water-intensive and the resultant wastewater typically has high Biochemical Oxygen Demand (lagoon BOD). In this article we’ll outline the challenges facing food processing wastewater treatment, the problems that can occur, their causes, and then discuss food industry lagoon aeration […]

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