The Colorado River rises high into the Rocky Mountains and cuts a 2,300 kilometre course southwest to the Gulf of California. It passes through... Read More
For those familiar with 2nd Generation ATP testing, it’s clear that the luminometer is a critical piece of equipment in the testing procedure. It... Read More
From the editor: This is the fifteenth and final post in our series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) can rapidly screen for and identify nearly all types of microbes present.... Read More
Does your current (microbial) testing program, give you all the answers you need? Find out how a new generation of ATP testing can provide... Read More
Professionals in the upstream oil and gas production industry have been aware of sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) in oilfield fluids since the early 1900’s however,... Read More
LuminUltra has acquired aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division, including its B-QUA™ product line for ballast water compliance monitoring.... Read More
Metagenomics through the incorporation of next generation sequencing (NGS) is changing the way wastewater treatment plants are monitored and understood. NGS can be... Read More
From the editor: This is the thirteenth post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) causes billions of dollars in damage annually. MIC affects diverse industries including marine transportation and shipping, chemical and oil processing,... Read More
From the editor: This is the twelfth post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In this series we will cover microorganisms... Read More
From the editor: This is the eleventh post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In this series we will cover microorganisms... Read More
From the editor: This is the ninth post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In this... Read More
From the editor: This is the seventh post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
From the editor: This is the sixth post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
From the editor: This is the fourth post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
Discover upsets in your activated sludge bioreactor with ATP. Understand the systems mechanisms to ensure proper nitrification and biomass concentration
From the editor: This is the third post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
Just one week ago, on March 22nd, we celebrated World Water Day, where organizations, companies, and individuals from around the globe drew attention... Read More
From the editor: This is the second post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... Read More
From the editor: This is the inaugural post in an ongoing series profiling microorganisms of particular significance in water and wastewater systems. In... 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... Read More
AWWA’s WQTC is a favourite event among many water quality professionals (us included) and after another excellent conference, we wanted to answer the... Read More
An audit performed with rapid ATP testing determined chemical treatment (ie. HCl, sodium hypochlorite) and system performance for microbial monitoring.
A colleague recently conveyed a conversation he’d had with an operator at a sewage treatment plant. Society tends to have an unfounded stigma... 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... 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... Read More