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Biological Products:

Bioaugmentation products for applications in Papermills, Refineries, Chemical, Tanneries, Municipalities, Textiles, Steel, Agriculture, Animal feedlot,  Gun Powder plant, Food and Beverage- Dairy Products, Orange Juice factory, Wineries, Cookie factory, Vegetable processing plant, Meat packing, Barbecue Restaurant, Aquaculture, Ornamental Ponds for algae control, CAFO, Nursing homes, Military, Campgrounds, Universities, Regulatory agencies

 

 

Lab Services:

Filamentous Identification Lab Service. One reason to identify filaments is to determine the filaments characteristics and then determine the type present.  If the type is found out, a root cause can usually be associated with a particular filament.  If the cause is known, then a correction can be made to alleviate problems. Chlorination is only a quick fix.  Without process changes, filaments will grow back after chlorination.

Wastewater Biomass Analyses and Cooling Tower Analyses also available

 

Training Materials:

Training is an integral part of any job. Not everyone is at the same level of training. Many people want beginning concepts and basics. Some need technical information or troubleshooting. Some want equipment, technology or process information.

We have developed a full set of Basic training, Advanced training, Filamentous Identification the Easy Way as well as custom training CD's Manuals. We also provide hands-on training classes and soon will have an Online "E-University".

 

Audits and Consulting:

At Environmental Leverage, we have a team of experienced individuals who come into your plant with a fresh pair of eyes.  The system is checked from influent to effluent.  System optimization, equipment efficiency and operational excellence are key components explored. Key Benefits Equipment efficiency Total Cost of Operation reductions Reliability and safety

An onsite audit is conducted to examine system parameters, process controls, and current monitor and control procedures. A physical walk-through is conducted, process flow diagrams are examined, previous design criteria are examined and current standard operating procedures are evaluated along with data logs.

 

 


 

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We have just added "Virtual Audits" to our capabilities. Check out our new Services.  We are in the process of developing an ""Online E-University" in order to meet the needs of our global customers that cannot travel to our public classes. Stay tuned for details and updates.

newsletter buttonThis section is devoted to the many issues that seem to pop up at various wastewater treatment plants. There are always issues that are specific to each industry, each type of process equipment and geographical and environmental issues. We will try to cover as many topics as possible and as often as each topic arises. We have on file over 11 gigabytes of training and troubleshooting information, so if there is a specific issue that is troubling your plant and you would like to see it answered here or by email, feel free to drop us a line and let us know! We do not post all our newsletters on our website though. To get a copy of each new one, sign up for our newsletter mailing list.



Links to previous Newsletter

Oh no all my bugs are dead

Oh no, my nitrifiers are dead and I am not getting nitrification!

Duckweed, what is all the green stuff on my pond

Solid Grease build-up  in my lift stations

Toxicity

Clarifier Optimization

BOD vs. COD

Zooglea

Denitrification-Gassification

I need to get rid of Grease in my lift Station

All foam is not alike

I do not have filamentous bacteria at my plant!

How do I know what my floc is supposed to look like

How Critical are the "Critical 5 plus one"clarifier

Summer Wastewater Treatment Operational Problems

Stains, what to use and where to find them

New Plant Start-ups: foaming and other problems

Why you should do a Total Nitrogen Balance

Cold Weather Problems with Wastewater Treatment Plants

What is Polysaccharide coating and what can it tell me about my biomass?

Tetrads or Cyanobacteria that cause Total Suspended Solids problems in lagoons

Amines in my Influent- Municipal Plants

How do I know if I have stained the filaments correctly or have identified the correct filament?

Troubleshooting a Lagoon System

Primary Clarifiers- Problem Areas

How do I evaluate  biological products from one supplier to another?Fall cornfields

What are Micronutrients- Q and A

Lowering your Surcharges to a local P.O.T.W. or municipality

Beneficial Reuse- A new way to optimize your plant

Solids Handling Alternatives- Biosolids Land Application as opposed to Landfills

Algae Problems and Solutions

Wild Weather impacts on your plant

Fall Turnover

Wastewater in the Fall- Problems and Solutions

Lagoon Wastewater issues in the Winter

How important are Nutrients

Are you overdosing nutrients?

Digestors-TroubleshootingAnaerobic digestor

Tankers and Septic Haulers

Filamentous bulking vs. Zoogleal bulking

What is growing in your Collection System?

Equalization tanks and Wetwells

Wastewater in the Winter- Cold Weather Problems and Solutions

Biological Nutrient Removal

Aquafarming wastewater troubleshooting and tips

Septicity and Grease- impact on the wastewater treatment plant

Toxic Dumps-Illegal Meth labs

Boiler and Cooling Tower Blowdown

Water Digest Magazine- Cooling Tower Troubleshooting 3-2008 Fish farming

Antifoams- Basic information and when not to use them

The Critical 5 in additional areas

I do not have filaments at my plants

Lab Testing and Troubleshooting

Winter-Spring transitions

Rotating Biological Contactors-RBC's

Why should I use Bioaugmentation?

More on Safer Ships-Cleaner Oceans

Alum, Ferric or Lime addition- Why you need to be careful

Clarifier Sludge judge trial

Clarifier optimization

Sludge Dewatering

Land Application of Biosolids

 

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