Use of Return Activated Sludge Chlorination to Control Sludge Bulking
Sludge bulking in the activated sludge system at Boise Cascade’s Rumfort Mill caused noncompliance with suspended solids (SS) and, occasionally,…
Conceptually Designing a Solid Waste Transfer Station
Conceptual design of a solid waste transfer station can be defined as a level of written and graphical description to…
Deep-Ocean Disposal of Sewage Sludge Off Orange County, California: A Research Plan
A seven-year research plan has been developed to study the environmental and possible health effects of a proposed outfall for…
Privatization: A Case Study
Six months ago, when I discussed privatization at the Clean Water Tax Summit meeting in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles,…
Trace Element Removal From Power Plant Waste Streams by Adsorption/Coprecipitation With Amorphous Iron Hydroxide
The technical and economic feasibility of removing inorganic trace elements from coal-fired power plant wastestreams by adsorption/coprecipitation with amorphous iron…
Causes and Cures of Scum and Foam Formation in Treatment Plants
The purpose of this paper is to address the potential causes of foaming in treatment plants and successes and failures…
Casino Cogeneration–Money, Energy, and Reliability
Cogeneration is the simultaneous generation of electricity and recovery of thermal energy from the same fuel. As a conservation measure,…
Heavy Metals Soil Contamination Cleanup–A Case History
Brown and Caldwell was retained in April 1983 by the attorneys for a major metal finisher located in East Los…
What Is Privatization?
The author is responsible for planning the financing and economic management of projects at Brown and Caldwell, a national consulting…
Determining Financial Feasibility for a Reclaimed Water Enterprise
Nobody enjoys hearing about problems. But there is no question the most significant problem in using reclaimed water is its…
Overview of Basic Water Pollution Issues
You don’t have to be a technical specialist in the 1980’s to be familiar with the term “water pollution.” Since…
Trace Element Removal by Adsorption/Coprecipitation On Amorphous Iron Oxyhydroxide
Priority trace elements, such as arsenic, selenium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, and silver are often present in the aqueous discharges…