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Odor

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…

Apr 1, 2025 5 min read
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Odor · Aeration

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…

Mar 22, 2022 6 min read
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Odor

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…

Oct 2, 2018 4 min read
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Odor

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…

Jul 10, 2018 4 min read
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Odor

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…

Apr 25, 2017 4 min read
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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…

Oct 5, 2016 4 min read
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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…

Oct 6, 2015 3 min read
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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…

Aug 27, 2015 4 min read
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Odor · Aeration

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…

Dec 22, 2014 3 min read
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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…

Aug 23, 2013 3 min read
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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…

Aug 16, 2013 3 min read
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