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May-07
Algae. . . . . Indications that you have growth on your clarifiers, or weirs and need to do some maintenance OK, these are often overlooked and many times you need to be at 100x or 400x. If you have these in your plant, you probably need to do maintenance on your primary, or secondary clarifiers or digesters if not covered. Algae should not grow in your MLSS, the density of the water is too thick and it is too dark for significant levels of algae to grow. If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you need to examine your plant and check for algae growth and do some minor maintenace. You may have a high TSS or get false BOD readings in your final effluent when these are present. We do have videos of this, but they are too large to load on a website. They are one megabyte for each second, so typically 20-30 MG files, so you can see how big the files would get. You may contact us for copies of the videos if you are interested. These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample. Most of the objectives used were 100 and 400x. Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!
More on Algae Algae in various parts of a treatment plant Algae in Ornamental or small ponds Algae Removal- Bioaugmentation Want to see more of the Mystery Bug- videos and photos
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Stay tuned each month More to come soon! Enlargements: If you liked these pictures and want to see additional microorganisms check out the pages below. Eating under the microscope- Dinner time!
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