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Summer Challenges for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Navigating the Heat

by Erik Rumbaugh | Aug 12, 2025 | Biological Nutrient Removal, Filamentous Bulking

As the summer months continue, wastewater treatment plants face a surge in operational hurdles. Higher temperatures not only accelerate biological processes but also exacerbate issues like reduced oxygen levels and microbial imbalances. For operators, this means...
Impact of high temperatures on wastewater treatment

Impact of high temperatures on wastewater treatment

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...

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