by Erik Rumbaugh | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Nitrification is one of the most complex and crucial processes within the wastewater microbial community. This biochemical process involves the conversion of ammonia (NH₃) into nitrate (NO₃⁻) and is carried out by a specialized group of microorganisms known as...
by Erik Rumbaugh | Sep 19, 2024 | Anaerobic digester
Anaerobic digesters rely on a complex consortium of microorganisms for converting biosolids into methane gas and carbon dioxide. The community includes both bacteria and archaea. The first steps in the process rely on the action of bacteria, while the final steps...
by Erik Rumbaugh | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
When discussing wastewater system organisms, we clump organisms into functional groups based on their ecological impact(s) in wastewater treatment. After working with Microbial Community Analysis (MCA) testing for over 8 years, Aster Bio now reports % of reads in the...
by Erik Rumbaugh | Aug 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Rapid temperature changes tend to cause more problems than gradual drift in WW. Even with slow increase in temperatures, you reach inflection points where system drifts above the growth range of most common mesophilic organisms. Most common genera in WW thrive up to...
by Erik Rumbaugh | Aug 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Biochemistry of organic acids formation Anaerobic conditions – terminal electron acceptor is an organic compound rather than O2, NOx or SOx. Results in XCOOH (organic acids) & alcohols – this is called anaerobic or fermentative respiration Formed in collection...
