Municipal Wastewater

Professional Operators and the Built Environment

pH control is one of the quiet workhorses of water and wastewater treatment. When it's done properly, everything downstream runs smoothly—coagulation works, disinfection is efficient,…

pH Control Chemicals: Choose Based on What Problem You’re Solving

pH control is one of the quiet workhorses of water and wastewater treatment. When it's done properly, everything downstream runs smoothly—coagulation works, disinfection is efficient,…

Wastewater Polymers: Zetag® 8812S vs. PCEN-60—Choose Based on What You’re Optimizing For

Polymers are essential to modern wastewater treatment, yet they are often the least understood chemical in the plant. Operators know when a polymer is working—cake…

Disinfection vs. Oxidation: Three Chemicals You Cannot Treat as Interchangeable

In municipal water and wastewater treatment, disinfection and oxidation are routinely confused as the same function. They are not. Sodium hypochlorite, CAIROX® (potassium permanganate), and…

Refinery Wastewater and Contaminated Soil Treatment: Biostimulant Strategy for Petroleum Remediation Under Regulatory Pressure

Refinery wastewater is not simple. BTEX compounds, amines, glycols, sulfides, and high-COD organics simultaneously stress biological treatment systems. Primary lagoons collapse under fluctuating loads. Equalization…

Two Polymers. Two Different Jobs.

Operators know when a polymer is working — and when it isn't. But the difference between Zetag® 8812S and PCEN-60 isn't one being "better." It's…

Treating Wastewater Lagoons: Proactive Management vs. Emergency Response