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Primary Treatment is defined as a wastewater treatment process that takes place in a rectangular or circular tank and allows those substances in wastewater that readily settle or float to be separated from the water being treated. This process achieves solids separation. The solids readily available to settle to achieve sedimentation will do so in a settling tank referred as a clarifier. On the other hand, solids readily available to float will do so in a flotation tank referred as a Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Tank.

Facility treatment circumstances often require solids separation to occur fairly efficient and swift, consequently various specific chemicals are usually needed.

Coagulant, flocculent and also pH adjustment chemicals are specific to executing primary treatment processes.

Examples of chemicals used as coagulants are Aluminum Sulfate and Ferric Chloride and examples of flocculent chemicals are polymers.

Potential of Hydrogen (pH) is an expression of the intensity of the basic or acidic condition of a liquid.

A coagulant chemical causes very fine particles to clump to form a floc consisting of clumps of particles that have come together in chemical precipitation processes and forms a cluster. This coagulating process makes it easier to separate the solids from the liquids by settling, skimming, draining or filtering.

Flocculent chemicals are used to gather together of fine particles after coagulation to form larger particles by a process of gentle mixing.

Solids Separation of Settle-able Solids and Floatable-able Solids:

Separation of Settle-able Solids is known as achieving sedimentation which is the process by which large particles are concentrated and settled by gravity separation to the bottom a wastewater treatment process unit known as a Clarifier.

Separation of Floatable-able Solids is known as achieving floatation which is the process by which solids in wastewater, weighing less than water, will naturally float to the surface of the wastewater treatment process unit known as a Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Tank.

A further discussion of these principles, processes and process units is below:

pH:

Adjusting pH is one of the most commonly used treatment processes in an industrial wastewater treatment system.

Its purpose is primarily to optimize chemical reaction, such as those associated with precipitating heavy metals, oxidizing cyanide, reducing hexavalent chromium, optimizing biological activity, preventing corrosion, reducing compounds (sulfate to hydrogen sulfide) or neutralizing an acidic or basic solution to bring it within required values.

Industrial waste usually contains acidic or basic/alkaline (caustic) materials that require neutralization before biological treatment or discharge to receiving waters or a POTW (Publically Owned Treatment Works) collection system.

Certain alkaline or acid chemicals used for pH adjustment are below:

Alkaline chemicals commonly used are:

Lime in various forms is commonly used chemicals because of availability, low cost and high capacity.

Caustic Soda Liquid is a convenient, controllable, and commonly avail able chemical; bur expensive.

Acid chemicals commonly used are:

Sulfuric acid is cheapest and most readily available however it is strongly corrosive.

Hydrochloric acid is slightly yellow in color however it is poisonous.

Carbon Dioxide or Sulfur Dioxide applied in a gaseous form may be economical for neutralization of alkaline waters in certain industries.

Coagulant Chemicals:

The chemistry of coagulation consists of two processes – flash mix, coagulation.

Both of these processes are briefly explained below.

In the flash mixer, coagulant chemicals are added to the water and the water is mixed quickly and violently. The purpose of this step is to evenly distribute the chemicals through the water. Flash mixing typically lasts a short time.

After flash mixing, coagulation occurs.

During coagulation, the coagulant chemicals neutralize the electrical charges of the fine particles in the water, allowing the particles to come closer together and form large clumps. You may already be familiar with the process of coagulation from cooking. You can see coagulation occurring when preparing gelatin (jello) or when cooking an egg white.

Coagulant chemicals always change pH and are often referred as Primary Coagulants. Primary coagulants are often used in the coagulation process.

Chemically, coagulant chemicals are either metallic salts (such as aluminum or iron) or different forms of Lime.

Aluminum Sulfate or Ferric Chloride are examples of metallic salt coagulant chemicals and Calcium Hydroxide is a lime based coagulant chemical.

Flocculent Chemicals:

The chemistry of flocculating consists of the processes of flocculation.

This flocculation process is briefly explained below.

During flocculation, a process of gentle mixing brings the fine particles formed by coagulation into contact with each other. Flocculation typically lasts a relatively short time. The flocculation tank may have a number of compartments with decreasing mixing speeds as the water advances through the tank. This compartmentalized chamber allows increasingly large floc to form without being broken apart by the mixing blades.

Flocculent chemicals typically do not change pH and are often referred as Coagulant Aids which are often used in the flocculation process.

Chemically, flocculent chemicals are polymers.

Polymers are man-made organic compounds made up of a long chain of smaller molecules. Polymers can be either cationic (positively charged), anionic (negatively charged), or nonionic (neutrally charged.)

Separation of Settle-able Solids:

Separation of settle-able solids by sedimentation during primary clarification is the physical treatment process of removing settle-able solids before biological treatment. This process is executed in a Primary Clarifier which is explained below:

Process wastewater enters the clarifier tank and settle-able solids (sludge) are collected on the bottom by a rake and removed via a sludge removal system. Effluent destined for biological treatment leaves the clarifier over a weir.

Potential range for percent removal in a primary clarifier is >85% settle-able solids and >35% suspended solids.

Clarifier efficiency is based on hydraulic detention time, temperature of the water, the design of the tank and the condition of the equipment.

Poor clarifier performance can be due to a variety of factors such as (1) hydraulic overload which decreases hydraulic detention time; (2) hydraulic under-load which doesn’t allow the equipment to work efficiently; (3) sludge buildup which causes decreased tank volume detention time; and (4) highly concentrated waste streams.

Bypassing a clarifier, which means routing mill effluent directly to secondary treatment in an aeration basin, is done only in emergencies when clarifier equipment must be repaired or the sludge removal system is not able to process the sludge volume it receives. This scenario introduces high solids and elevated BOD levels into the biological treatment system and is not advised.

Separation of Float-able Solids:

Separation of float-able solids by flotation during primary clarification is the physical treatment process of removing float-able solids before biological treatment. This process is executed in a Dissolved Air Flotation Umit which is explained below:

Each industry generates different types and characteristic wastewater. Each has unique treatment opportunities.

Considerable study and supporting information must be analyzed before deriving the best solution to any wastewater treatment challenge.

A comprehensive wastewater study is often warranted. This is an up-front cost that must be recognized in order to manage all potential scenarios and to minimize future costs.

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) or micro bubble flotation technology is an effective, economical process for treating wastewater.

A DAF clarification system is comprised of three basic components: 1) process equipment, 2) chemical conditioning, and 3) the dissolved air or micro bubble process. Each component is crucial to the operation of a DAF clarification system.

A dissolved air flotation (DAF) clarifier separates suspended solids in wastewater. DAF clarifiers can be round or rectangular tanks. All DAF clarifiers have some internal mechanical components intended to speed up the removal of the suspended solids in the wastewater.

DAF clarifiers are excellent for removing fine suspended solids and for cleaning up water clarity problems. DAF clarified water is excellent for recycling, or for discharging to the city sewer system. It is important to understand DAF clarifiers need to receive wastewater with a relatively consistent flow and a stable wastewater loading.

It is essential that upstream wastewater mixtures be monitored, controlled and analyzed regularly before entering a DAF clarifier.

Coagulation mixing tanks and tube bundles are also common equipment ahead of DAF clarifiers. If coagulating and flocculating chemicals are added to the influent, they need mixing and retention time.

Extreme ups and downs in water temperature and pH can also impact performance of a DAF clarifier.

With an oily waste in the wastewater an oil-water separator may be needed ahead of the DAF EQ tank.

Pipe sizing needs to be engineered correctly.

Optimum DAF performance and chemical cost savings will be achieved when all necessary DAF auxiliary equipment is engineered and field piped properly.

Basic Wastewater Treatment with Primary Clarifiers or Dissolved Air Flotation Units can yield Discharge Results of BOD and TSS of <100 Parts Per Million.

Submit queries for achieving these results at your facilities to; Ask The WastwaterWizard !

About Dan Theobald-TheWastewaterWizard:

Known in the industry as “Wastewater Dan,” Daniel L. Theobald, proprietor of Environmental Services, is a professional wastewater and safety consultant/trainer. He has more than 24 years of hands-on industry experience operating many variants of wastewater treatment processing units and is eager to answer submitted questions on water or wastewater and to share his knowledge about water conservation. (ConserveOnWater)

Theobald serves as an active consultant for industries looking to achieve and maintain improved wastewater treatment at reduced cost. He is a Lifetime Member of the Who’s Who Registry of Professionals and holds numerous certifications from wastewater management regulatory boards and professional organizations. Theobald contributed one chapter to the Water Environment Federation’s (wef’s) Manual of Practice # 37 (MOP-37), a technical manual resource guide for biological nutrient removal, scheduled and published in 2013. He also authors an industry-related blog (http://TheWastewaterWizardBlog.com/).

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The Environmental Resource Tool Box:

Posted on September 15, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

The WastewaterWizard Presents:

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Use this Environmental Operating tool to benefit you and enhance the environment.

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Ask Dan, the Wastewater Wizard

Posted on August 3, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

Ask Dan, the Wastewater Wizard

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Someone recently asked, “What are the wastewater treatment options for landfill leachate?”

According to statistics from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the number of landfills in the United States is 1,654. And according to CNBC, active landfills handle more than 250-million tons of trash created in the United States each year. Statistics suggest that landfills can be breeding grounds for disease.

Perhaps the largest landfill in the United States is located in the state of Washington. It covers a 2,545 acre area, has a 120-million-ton capacity and a 40-year expected trash-receiving life.

The facility receives nonhazardous solid wastes only, predominantly municipal solid waste (MSW), from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. Solid wastes are delivered by waste-collection and transfer vehicles.

However, approximately 95% of the waste the facility receives comes in by rail haul via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Waste is received primarily in inter-modal containers, which are unloaded from flatbed rail cars and placed on trucks for a 4.5-mile short-haul to the landfill along the private haul road.

The landfill accepts residential, commercial and industrial waste streams, including MSW, construction and demolition debris (CDD), wood wastes and petroleum-contaminated soils, as well as non-dangerous dredged sediments, treated medical wastes, and other special wastes. Municipal incinerator ash is also accepted at the double-lined ash mono-fill at the facility. There is no on-site treatment.

Defining and sourcing

Landfill leachate is the name given to the liquid materials that drain from land or stockpiled materials and that may contain significantly elevated concentrations of undesirable material derived from that which it has passed through.

Leachate from a landfill varies widely in composition, depending on the landfill’s age and waste type and usually involves both dissolved and suspended materials. Leachate is generated principally by precipitation percolating through waste in a landfill deposit. The percolating water is contaminated by contact with decomposing solid waste and, if it then flows out of the waste material, it is termed leachate.

As water percolates through the waste, it promotes and assists the work of bacteria and fungi. Decomposition releases by-products and rapidly uses up any available oxygen, creating an “anoxic” environment. In actively decomposing waste, temperatures rise and the pH falls rapidly. Therefore many metal ions that are relatively insoluble at neutral pH can dissolve in the developing leachate. The decomposition process itself releases further water, which adds to the leachate volume.

On-site treatment is the most common way of handling collected leachate. When treating leachate on site, it is pumped from the sump into treatment tanks. The leachate may then be mixed with chemical reagents to modify the pH, coagulate and settle solids and reduce hazardous-matter concentration.

A modified form of biological treatment can further substantially reduce the dissolved organic content. Nutrient imbalance can cause difficulties in maintaining an effective biological treatment stage. The treated liquor is rarely such that it can be released to the environment and, that being the case, it is typically transferred by tankers or piped to a local sewage treatment facility.

Treatment options

First learn the chemical makeup of the liquid leachate wastewater to determine its process requirements. Conduct multiple events to collect liquid untreated wastewater, and use a regulatory approved environmental laboratory to analyze at least the following:

Constituents including but not limited to pH, nutrients, BOD, TOC, COD, suspended solids and metals should be examined. Likely, the next consideration is the range or maximum value limits of the treated wastewater in order to satisfy the regulatory-discharge permit. The permit will likely include flow and pH range along with the concentration & mass poundage of the other compounds.

With the untreated values and also the discharge-permit limits in hand, the information is at hand to determine the treatment requirements.Some possible conditions for consideration may include the following:

Flow: the allocation may be limited to 50,000 gallons per day (GPD).

pH: the untreated value may be less than 6.0 pH units & the pH range for discharge may be between 6.0 and 9.0 pH units.

COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand): the untreated value may be greater than 50,000 Milligrams per Liter (Mg/L), however the discharge permit limit may not be specified.

BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand): the untreated value may be greater than 25,000 Mg/L & the Discharge Permit Limit for discharge may be 225 Mg/L.

Ammonia: the untreated value may be greater than 750 Mg/L and the discharge permit limit for may be 50 Mg/L.

TSS (Total Suspended Solids): the untreated value may be greater than 1,400 Mg/L and the discharge permit limit may be 250 Mg/L.

Oil & Grease: the untreated value may be greater than 400 Mg/L and the discharge permit limit may be 100 Mg/L.

Zinc: the untreated value may be greater than 15 Mg/L and the discharge permit limit may be .500 Mg/L.

In treating this wastewater, it will be required to treat 25,000 Mg/L down to 225 Mg/L. Consider oxidation or a conventional secondary-treatment process.

However, some treatment processes may not be as obvious, for example the treatment of TSS and O&G may occur while dedicating a hydroxide precipitation process to remove Zinc.

Obviously things like tank size, instrumentation, pumps, pipes, valves, chemicals, procedures and documentation need to be considered.

I encourage you to submit process questions treating your wastewater including but not limited to Landfill Leachate.

In my next article I will answer the questions you submit to me!

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About Dan Theobald:

Known in the industry as “Wastewater Dan,” Daniel L. Theobald, proprietor of Environmental Services, is a professional wastewater and safety consultant/trainer. He has more than 24 years of hands-on industry experience operating many variants of wastewater treatment processing units and is eager to share with others his knowledge about water conservation. (www.ConserveOnWater.com).

Theobald serves as an active consultant for industries looking to achieve and maintain improved wastewater treatment at reduced cost. He is a Lifetime Member of the Who’s Who Registry of Professionals and holds numerous certifications from wastewater management regulatory boards and professional organizations. Theobald contributed one chapter to the Water Environment Federation’s (www.wef.org) Manual of Practice # 29 (MOP-29), a technical manual resource guide for biological nutrient removal, scheduled for publication in 2013. He also authors an industry-related blog (http://TheWastewaterWizardBlog.com/).

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Interview Offering – Take a Gift that Keeps on Giving

Posted on June 30, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

Interview Offering – Take a Gift that Keeps on Giving

The gift of Repeat Benefits of:

The Cost Reduction Locator: Four Steps to Measurable Results!

The Four Steps to Measurable Results are as follows:

1.) Data Collection

2.) Analysis

3.) Identify/Recommend Solutions

4.) Execute Solutions & specify/document Measurable Results

You can utilize the Cost Reduction Locator which is described by using these four steps is as follows:

Data Collection:

Collecting Data is to convert the overall project into specific questions. As an example, one of the questions would be, “What is the overall project?” Under that you might say, “What are the specific components of the project?” After you’ve identified the specific questions, the next thing you do is as follows:

1.) Conduct Interviews

2.) Retrieve Relevant Documentation

3.) Perform Necessary Observations

Analysis:

Under analysis, the first thing is to determine that data collection is both reliable and relevant.

Working on the cost of a specific profit center, something is relevant if it’s specifically costs of that profits center. If it’s a cost of another profit center it’s not relevant. If it’s got some component with something other than costs, or some other profit center, those are examples of something that’s not relevant.

Also, the data collected must be reliable.

Reliability can include confirming data with a second source or confirming the data with other documentation.

Each data point must be both reliable and relevant to your specific questions.

Analyze relevant and reliable data which only satisfies project requirements.

For example, if you’re dealing with costs, maybe looking for cost and efficiencies, you look at the unit and you look at the units used to see if there is an opportunity here to identify inefficiency. If you’re looking at chemicals you look at the chemical type that’s used versus the chemical type that’s required for that particular task. It could very well be that on the cost side of those inefficient costs; it could very well be on the chemical side it could be an inefficient chemical. The only way that you can actually complete this is to have an understanding of the subject matter. If you don’t have an understanding of the subject matter, you cannot satisfy this part of the task. This is where experience of the overall task requirements is necessary. That’s the analysis.

Identify/Recommend Solutions:

The third step is to identify and recommend solutions. Start out by taking this data comparison aspect of the analysis and then identify those inefficiencies which then can be specific solutions. Go through the data collection, go through the analysis and then based on that identify the sources for solutions and put those solutions in specific items. Is it one solution? Is it multiple solutions? Identify solution or solutions, then develop the recommendation by documenting and communicating other solutions to the relevant decision makers.

Execute Solutions & specify/document Measurable Results:

The fourth step to the cost reduction locator is to execute the solutions and specify/document measurable results. The first thing is develop, communicate train and implement procedures for each solution. With one solution, there is one set of procedures. With multiple solutions, there are multiple sets of procedures. This is part of the documentation and can always go back to the steps to be specific with justifications. Of course, the final aspect of this executing and specifying/documenting is to document the measurable results. Track the execution of these procedures of each solution and by tracking it, actual are documented results.

This Cost Reduction Locator of Measurable Results is reported to the decision makers.

The home of the Cost Reduction Locator is www.WastewaterAnswers.com which was created and is operated by Wastewater Dan-866-815-7819.

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Problem Solved: Environmental Exposures Revealed & Resolved by using the:

Posted on June 16, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

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Strategies to Conserve On Water:

It`s widely known that the world is in a water crisis
that is now being exacerbated by the warming trends
we all read about. What`s less known is the enormous
amount of water wasted by industrial plants simply
because they have failed to keep up with the solutions
available to them. For example, water used in cooling
systems can be recirculated rather than discharged,
chemicals can be removed from water turning it from
waste to fresh water, and hoses can be adjusted to pour
less water while still achieving their purposes. In the
industrial world, we are talking about hundreds of
thousands of gallons of water often wasted daily in
just one plant alone. In many instances, the public is
ahead of industry in water conservation. Conserving
water can be a step toward significant savings for corporations.

To utilize this tool, please contact Dan Theobald by email or phone.

Thank You.

Sincerely,

Dan Theobald

President

TheWastewaterWizard.com

Simpsonville, South Carolina

864-350-3206

TheWastewaterWizard@esdlt.com

Daniel L. Theobald of Environmental Services:

Dan Theobald is the proprietor of Environmental Services. As a professional Wastewater and Safety Consultant/Trainer, Dan is known in the industry as “Wastewater Dan.” He has more than 24 years of hands-on experience in the industry operating many variants of wastewater treatment processing units. He is a trainer in Wastewater & Industrial Health & Safety topics and eager to share with others how to conserve water. Dan serves as an active consultant to a variety of industries, achieving and maintaining improved wastewater treatment at less cost. He is a Lifetime Member of the “Who’s Who Registry of Professionals” and holds numerous certifications from several wastewater management regulatory boards and professional organizations. Dan is currently the primary author of one chapter revising the Water Environment Federation’s (www.wef.org) Manual of Practice; a Wastewater Operator Technical Manual resource guide for Biological Nutrient Removal. Dan also authors an industry-related blog (https://thewastewaterwizardblog.com/).

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Hidden Danger in Industrial Mops

Posted on June 2, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

Interview Offering: Hidden Danger in Industrial Mops.

Dear Reader,

When we think of a mop, most likely we think of a kitchen. Perhaps someone has spilled milk on the floor and Mom or Dad is cleaning it up.

It’s a pretty benign picture.

In industrial plants, however, it’s not milk but a possibly toxic blend of chemicals that are mopped off the floor and sometimes that hazardous residue ends up in our rivers and streams and municipal water systems.

Many of these contaminants are linked to forms of cancer.

It’s an often overlooked hazard: many plants pay little attention to where their mop water goes or how it gets there.

Dan Theobald, an expert in water purification and conservation, says mop waste water may include not only the cleaners used in the water but also the particulate matter on the floors from the production or the maintenance areas of a factory, hospital or steel mill etc.

Says Theobald: “The chemical makeup and volume of mop waste water as compared to the general waste stream requires explicit handling, storage, analysis and treatment before it is discharged into environmental waters.”

Theobald relates fascinating but frightening stories of what he has found in plant mop water, where the water went, and what is required to reform the system.

Sometimes, he says, reform is only a matter of a few simple changes in procedures.

To interview Dan Theobald please drop me a note or give me a call.

Thank You.

Sincerely,

Richard Berman

President

Berman & Associates

Chappaqua, New York

914-954-9005

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Dan Theobald regularly quoted with Water related Efficiency Improvement Results

Posted on May 5, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

Dan Theobald regularly quoted with Water related Efficiency Improvement Results

May 06, 2013

Simpsonville, SC – Daniel L. Theobald of Environmental Services

Please give me the opportunity to share with you my recent articles in prominent Environmental Publications on my results in the Water and Wastewater industries.

I am delighted to have repeatedly been acknowledged for my efficiency improvement and performance by increasing the bottom line for my clients while protecting the environment as well.

Most recently in Water Conditioning & Purification International Magazine my article having the sub-title of Waste Management Solutions for Business was presented online in April 2013. My article featured various wastewater technologies to reuse water in specific industries.

Exact Procedures and Technologies used in distinct Industries detailed in my article are below:

Dairy Processing – Techniques include used to remove both physical and dissolved solids.
Pulp & Paper – Procedures to treat vast amounts of wastewater.

Other prominent Environmental Publication Professionals featuring my work efficiency performance results may be accessed below:

About my bio; Daniel L. Theobald of Environmental Services:

I am the proprietor of Environmental Services. As a professional Wastewater and Safety Consultant/Trainer; I am known in the industry as “Wastewater Dan”, have more than 24 years of hands on experience in the industry operating many variants of wastewater treatment processing units, a trainer in Wastewater & Industrial Health & Safety topics and eager to share with others to conserve on water (www.ConserveOnWater.com). I serve as an active consultant to a variety of industries, achieving and maintaining consistent improved wastewater treatment at reduced cost. I am a Lifetime Member of the “Who’s Who Registry of Professionals.” I hold numerous certifications from several wastewater management regulatory boards and professional organizations. I am currently the primary author of one chapter revising the Water Environment Federation’s (www.wef.org) Manual of Practice # 29 (MOP-29); a Technical Manual resource guide for Biological Nutrient Removal. This revision for Wastewater Operators is scheduled for publication in 2013. I also author an industry-related blog (http://TheWastewaterWizardBlog.com/).

For a free consultation please connect with me by using the information below:

Environmental Services by Daniel L. Theobald
PO Box 80610 | Simpsonville, SC 29680-0610
Toll Free: 1-866-815-7819
Email: TheWastewaterWizard@esdlt.com
Web Site: www.ConserveOnWater.com

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Dan Theobald increasingly recognized for Water related Efficiency Results

Posted on January 21, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

Dan Theobald increasingly recognized for Water related Efficiency Results

January 21, 2013

Simpsonville, SC – Daniel L. Theobald of Environmental Services

Please give me the opportunity to share with you my recent articles in prominent Environmental Publications on my work in the Water and Wastewater industries.

I am delighted to have increasingly been recognized for my efficiency and performance in saving money for my clients while helping the environment as well.

Most recently in Water Today Print Magazine my article having the topic of Water Reuse was presented in their December 2012 published magazine. My article featured various procedures and technologies to reuse water in specific industries.

Exact Procedures and Technologies used in distinct Industries detailed in my article are below:

Food Processer – Techniques include recycling water for cooling, Sanitation Departments sanitize with low-flow high-pressure hose nozzles, squeegee during cleaning instead of water & etc.
Plastic Recycle Washer – Procedures to optimize physical/chemical wastewater treatment and recycle purified water includes chemical addition, pH adjustment & control, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, solids handling and more.

Other prominent Environmental Publication Professionals featuring my work efficiency performance results may be accessed below:

Environmental Protection – Hydraulic Fracturing & Wastewater
Water Online – pH balanced for Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Expert – Wastewater Training Online & Onsite
Water Online Radio – Emerging Contaminants & how to deal with them
Reuters – Reduce Chemicals in water and be Green & Profitable
Bloomberg – Clean Water and Save Coststudies of intake structures and when

More deliverable benefits available thru Environmental Services using my expertise may be examined here:

Wastewater Cost Reduction Guarantee – Chemical Savings up to $300,00/year http://www.esdlt.com/wastewater/
Wastewater Training – WWT Operator Skills Improvement Guarantee http://www.esdlt.com/wastewatertraining/

About my bio; Daniel L. Theobald of Environmental Services:

For a free consultation please connect with me by using the information below:

Environmental Services by Daniel L. Theobald
PO Box 80610 | Simpsonville, SC 29680-0610
Toll Free: 1-866-815-7819
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Water Reuse and Recycle by Daniel L. Theobald

Posted on January 18, 2013 by wastewaterwizard1

Daniel L. Theobald, WastewaterDan the WastewaterWizard authored the article as follows:

My Water Recycle and Reuse article in December, 2012 Water Today Magazine may be accessed below:

http://www.esdlt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Water-Recycle-and-Reuse-by-Dan-Theobald-in-Dec-2012-Water-Today-magazine.pdf

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