Join us to learn how to effectively mitigate microbiological threats in industrial processes. Uncover new techniques to optimize biocide programs through advanced technologies like ATP, qPCR, and NGS... Read More
Clean-in-place (CIP) processes are essential to industries such as food and beverage, personal care products, and any other batch processes where residual contamination can negatively impact product quality. Critical... Read More
Conventional activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) operate with solids (mixed liquor suspended solids – MLSS) concentrations ranging from approximately 1500 to 5000 mg/L. In membrane bioreactors (MBRs),... Read More
Issues related to drinking water and municipal water systems are all over the news these days. In North America, the troubles that Flint, Michigan has faced with its... Read More
Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) was first documented in the early 1970’s. Traditionally it has been understood that EBPR requires a first stage anaerobic zone that is free... Read More
A Canadian paper manufacturer utilized LuminUltra’s wastewater test kits for one year and used the data to identify several opportunities for process improvement. Their findings are promising—in addition to... Read More
Establishing a routine monitoring plan for ATP will ensure that you’re able to take preventative action to reduce risk. Learn how here.... Read More
People are often surprised to learn that water is a very important part of oil and gas extraction. Sure, there is an obvious association with water in the... Read More
What’s inside: Over the course of a 1.5-month field experiment at a Canadian starch mill wastewater treatment process, LuminUltra Technologies demonstrated the use of its patent-pending Total Control ATP... Read More
What’s inside: A Western Canadian oil producer utilized LuminUltra’s Quench-Gone Aqueous (QGA) test kit to perform an audit of its feedwater delivery system. The site acquired water from underground... Read More
Drinking water and wastewater systems are generally the largest energy consumers for municipal governments. However, there is little published information available on the exact energy usage for specific... Read More
Suspended growth systems, such as activated sludge, are a very common form of secondary wastewater treatment. The potential to optimize and improve the operation of such treatment plants... Read More
What’s inside: The Altona Salt Reduction Plant (ASRP) is a dual membrane plant operated by City West Water and located in the western suburbs of Melbourne. It receives tertiary... Read More
aqua-tools, the specialist in water microbiology, has delivered the first in series of 30 state-of-the-art Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems to SGS Group. The Geneva-based testing and certification... Read More
What’s inside: A southern U.S. utility was experiencing water quality issues in a local neighborhood and could not identify the root cause. See how they used 2nd Generation ATP®... Read More
A colleague recently conveyed a conversation he’d had with an operator at a sewage treatment plant. Society tends to have an unfounded stigma of sewage treatment plants, so... Read More
UV treatment only recently became widely adopted in the water and wastewater treatment industries but the benefits of sun exposure for water purification have been acknowledged for thousands... Read More
What is sludge bulking? Sludge bulking is a severe problem that can plague activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). It’s been estimated that 60% of activated sludge WWTP... Read More
What’s inside: LuminUltra’s rapid microbiological monitoring technology can help in the quest to manage microorganisms by providing users the ability to measure the total biological population in less than... Read More
Water quality regulators do their best to set policies to ensure the public has access to safe water to drink in terms of microbiological cleanliness. Despite regulations that dictate... Read More
The findings of this technical paper show the utility of ATP monitoring when evaluating significant process changes, and in day-to-day operation.... Read More
From editor: Hearing the name ‘Jon Snow’ may bring Kit Harington’s face to the forefront of many people’s mind as an important character in ‘Game of Thrones’ but,... Read More
Biological wastewater can be a be complex testing environment, but also offers the greatest opportunities for cost savings and overall optimization.... Read More
It’s long been thought that the presence of iron in drinking water is a cosmetic problem rather than a public health concern. But some scientists are now saying... Read More
What’s inside: Authored by our long-time European distribution partner, Aqua-tools, with the cooperation of Altis Semiconductor, this document provides an in-depth overview of the improvements that were realized by... Read More
In this economic analysis white paper, we compare our 2nd Generation ATP® test kits to the culture test, and how they improve the product preservation process. What’s inside: Production... Read More
What’s inside: Most commonly used MWF condition monitoring tests produce results within minutes. MWF concentration, pH, alkalinity, total dissolved solids (conductivity), tramp oil concentration and dirt-load each can be... Read More
Summary This case study outlines the steps taken to address a significant biofilm problem using LuminUltra’s 2nd Generation ATP® monitoring as a guidance tool to optimize treatment. Symptoms A... Read More
What’s inside: Due to the lack of effective tools, assessment of microbiological threats in fuels has always been a significant challenge. Over time, ineffective control over biological contamination can... Read More
Wastewater treatment operations can encounter upset conditions that occur without warning when operators rely on conventional monitoring parameters. These upsets can cause nuisances such as poor biosolids settlability or... Read More
Learn how the all-inclusive results and rapid feedback from 2nd Generation ATP® monitoring translates to greatly enhanced control capability for high-purity water systems. Overview Water purification systems fill a... Read More
Learn about the fundamental issues relating to microbiological control in oilfield applications. We also show how 2nd Generation ATP® monitoring can help these applications. What’s inside: The first step... Read More
What’s inside This document provides a basic introduction to the value of information provided by ATP monitoring in wastewater treatment. This includes the various quantities that are determined and... Read More
Learn how a municipality and local service company used LuminUltra’s 2nd Generation ATP® test system to identify and mitigate microbiological hotspots in their distribution system. What’s inside: Microbiological tests... Read More
Many innovations are inspired by nature – LuminUltra’s technology is no different. Find out how we use the same chemical found in a small firefly to prevent big problems... Read More
Individual retail gasoline outlets can potentially increase annual revenues by as much as $30,000 per year through a more pro-active microbiological testing program using LuminUltra’s Quench-Gone Organic Modified (QGO-M)... Read More
The goal of any microbiological growth control program, whether it is a single target organism or a multitude of threats, requires the control of the total population. For example,... Read More
Much has been said about the immediate benefits of 2nd Generation ATP monitoring to reveal regrowth hotspots in water distribution system. Having this data available in the field... Read More
From “I’m infiltrating the walled cities where bacteria hide” by Anders Hakansson, taken from The New Scientist Magazine, 2014. Dr. Hakansson describes biofilms as “bacteria that hide in... Read More
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