Particulate Control Interaction With Wet Scrubber SO2 Removal and Waste Generation
This paper presents the results of tests of fabric filter wet scrubber and electrostatic precipitator wet scrubber environmental control configurations…
Current Solid Waste Management Costs in California: Case Studies of Four Communities Utilizing Landfill Disposal
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management in California has become increasingly more costly primarily due to inflation, regulatory requirements, and environmental…
Removal of Contaminants in Urban Runoff by Groundwater Recharge Basins
The effects of urban runoff used to recharge groundwater basins in the Fresno, Calif., area are discussed. The study, which…
Developing Nutrient Control Requirements in Las Vegas, Nevada
As in many other parts of the country, implementing a nutrient control program for wastewater treatment plants in the Las…
Nuisance Odor Assessment and Odor Control at Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Nuisance odors are commonly associated with wastewater treatment facilities. Hydrogen sulfide, ammonia compounds, and volatile organics are often released to…
Biological Phosphorus Removal–A Technology Evaluation
In 1984, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sponsored a study to evaluate the effectiveness and reliability of biological processes…
Current Solids Disposal Procedures at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater solids disposal at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (Regional Plant) site has evolved over the past decade into…
Field Evaluation of Arsenic and Selenium Removal by Iron Coprecipitation
Priority trace elements, such as arsenic, selenium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, silver, and zinc are often present in the discharges…
Sulfide Control in Omaha Interceptors
In 1984, the City of Omaha, Nebraska initiated a program to resolve odor, corrosion, and safety problems at its Missouri…
Full-Scale Studies on the Trickling Filter/Solids Contact Process
The trickling filter/solids contract (TF/SC) process was first successfully demonstrated in 1979 as an outgrowth of the trickling filter process.1,2…
Nitrification in Trickling Filters
Heightened interest in the application of trickling filters has emerged during the 1980s, largely because this process is less expensive…
New Landfill Breaks New Ground
Completed in July 1985, Sacramento’s new city landfill is the first to be constructed under stringent regulations California enacted last…