Category: Odor

Odor

April 1, 2025 5 min read

Wastewater Lagoon Odor Control for Spring Turnover

Spring is the time of the year when unmixed lagoons turn over, so it’s also the time of the year when operators (and local residents) are concerned about wastewater lagoon odor control. Although spring lagoon turnover and its accompanying odors may be normal and expected, that doesn’t mean they are tolerated. Learn what causes lagoons […]

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Odor Aeration

March 22, 2022 7 min read

Spring Lagoon Odors: Can Lagoon Circulators Prevent Them?

It’s spring! The snow is melting, the birds are chirping, and all the solids that settled to the bottom of the wastewater lagoon over the winter are getting dislodged, releasing sludge and gases that create spring lagoon odors. For many municipalities, the spring and fall lagoon turnovers with their accompanying foul odors are just signs […]

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Odor

October 2, 2018 5 min read

Preventing Fall Lagoon Odor Caused by Seasonal Turnover

October is here—time for football, apple cider, falling leaves, and seasonal lagoon turnover. Although less extreme than the spring transition, autumn’s cooler temperatures cause destratification and may trigger lagoon turnover and corresponding odors. In this short article, we’ll talk about the causes of fall lagoon odor and how to prevent it. What Is Seasonal Lagoon Turnover? […]

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Odor

July 10, 2018 4 min read

Smelly Lagoon? Diagnosing and Correcting Lagoon Odors

Smelly lagoons have created the perception that wastewater lagoons don’t work and should be replaced with mechanical plants. Triplepoint HQ is six miles as the crow flies from the Stickney (aka “Stinkney”) Water Reclamation District, which serves the Chicago area and is the world’s largest wastewater treatment plant. Our coworkers who live a little closer […]

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Odor

April 25, 2017 5 min read

Spring Lagoon Stench: It may be normal, but is it inevitable?

Spring is in the air, and for some wastewater lagoons, that means foul odors are in the air, too. Google “spring lagoon stench” and you’ll see articles from local newspapers across the country, each reassuring readers that the foul lagoon odors they experience every spring are “normal” and will soon pass. While spring lagoon stench may […]

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Odor

October 5, 2016 5 min read

Preventing Seasonal Lagoon Turnover and Odors

October is here—time for football, pumpkins, falling leaves, and seasonal lagoon turnover. Although less extreme than the spring transition, autumn’s cooler temperatures cause destratification and may trigger lagoon turnover and corresponding odors. In this short article, we’ll talk about the causes of seasonal lagoon turnover and how to prevent it. What Is Seasonal Lagoon Turnover? An […]

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Odor

October 6, 2015 3 min read

How to Prevent Autumn Lagoon Turnover and Odors

It’s autumn again—time for football, apple cider, falling leaves, and wastewater lagoon turnover. Although less extreme than the spring transition, cooler fall temperatures cause destratification and may trigger lagoon turnover. In this short article, we’ll talk about causes of lagoon turnover and how to prevent it. What Is Autumn Lagoon Turnover? An improperly mixed wastewater […]

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Odor

August 27, 2015 4 min read

The Nose Knows: Lagoon Odors Give Clues to Lagoon Health

The wastewater lagoon operator has many tools at his or her disposal to determine the overall condition of a lagoon. Lagoon sampling and testing, of course, are the main methods, but even without equipment, the lagoon operator can get valuable diagnostic clues from sensory information. In a previous blog post, What color is your wastewater lagoon?, […]

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Odor Aeration

December 22, 2014 4 min read

How to Prevent Wastewater Lagoon Short Circuit

It’s wintertime, the season when a wastewater lagoon is most likely to short circuit due to the disparity between the influent wastewater temperature and the ambient lagoon temperature. In a previous article, Four Causes of Wastewater Lagoon Short Circuit, we defined what short circuiting is and what causes it. In this article, we’ll cover how to […]

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Odor

August 23, 2013 4 min read

How to Prevent Wastewater Lagoon Turnover in the Summer

Wastewater Lagoon Turnover is the final installment of our 3-part blog series discussing the side effects of summer heat on wastewater lagoons. Our first installment focused on Lagoon Algae Control while our second installment focused on Lagoon Odor. Lagoon turnover is when the sludge and water from the bottom of the lagoon rises to the […]

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Odor

August 16, 2013 4 min read

Wastewater Lagoon Odor Control in Summer

Lagoon Odor Control is the second installment of our 3-part blog series discussing the deleterious side effects of summer heat on wastewater lagoons. Our first installment focused on Lagoon Algae Control; this is Part 2, which will be focusing on lagoon odor causes, effects and solutions. Causes of lagoon odor in your wastewater lagoon in the […]

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