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What’s Lurking Below? How to Perform a Lagoon Sludge Survey
What’s lurking at the bottom? A lagoon sludge survey can tell you. There may be danger lurking at the bottom of your lagoon, and…
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Lagoon Screens: Choosing the Right Option
Our last blog highlighted the benefits of adding headworks screening to your lagoon facility. This article will review the main types of lagoon screens…
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Wastewater Lagoon Screening: Benefits of Adding Headworks
Wastewater lagoon screening has become far more prevalent due to the popularity of so-called “flushable" wipes and the headaches they create for lagoon operators.…
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Lagoon Sludge Reduction In Situ: Methods of Removing Sludge in Place
One of the benefits of lagoons for wastewater treatment is their built-in sludge storage, which reduces the need for sludge handling. However, every lagoon…
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Lagoon Sludge: Impacts on Ammonia and BOD Treatment
Lagoon sludge is a normal part of lagoon wastewater treatment, and it's usually not a problem until it is allowed to build up in…
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Lagoon Aeration: Enemy of Sludge Accumulation
Benjamin Franklin famously said there are only two things in this world to be certain of: death and taxes. Wastewater operators can add a third: sludge.Sludge…
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Wastewater Lagoon Sludge: Treatment or Removal?
Many wastewater lagoons suffer from excess lagoon sludge accumulation. That being the case, wastewater lagoon sludge treatment is a common challenge for wastewater lagoons…
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Causes and Effects of Wastewater Lagoon Sludge Explained
Wastewater lagoon sludge buildup is a common occurrence for wastewater treatment lagoons worldwide. If left unchecked, sludge can lead to higher effluent levels of…
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