Water Sustainability Blog
News on the world's most precious resource, including the latest in research, trends, and treatment advances
Fluence Honored for Decentralized Water and Wastewater Treatment Solutions
Visionary technical innovation and customer impact are cited by Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan recently announced that it's awarding the 2018 Global Decentralized Water & Wastewater Treatment Company of the Year Award to Fluence. What does it take to win the award? According to...
What Is Dissolved Air Flotation?
In dissolved air flotation (DAF), fine bubbles attach themselves to suspended matter in a liquid, floating them to the surface for removal Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a water treatment technology often used for the pretreatment of source water, but what exactly does it entail and how does it...
Where Is the Most Water Reuse Taking Place?
Water reuse is becoming increasingly important as water scarcity becomes prevalent throughout the world. Whether it's referred to as water reuse, water recycling, water reclamation, or another name, the resulting purified wastewater can be used in many applications, both potable and nonpotable. In...
Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Options
Activated sludge treatment is a time-tested wastewater treatment that uses bacteria and other microorganisms to break down organic pollutants.
What Is Water Scarcity?
Whether it's from drought or lack of access, more than a billion people around the world don't have enough clean water Acute drought conditions and dwindling natural water resources are focusing more attention on what continues to be a worldwide problem: a lack of access to fresh, potable water....
What Is Energy Recovery?
Processes like incineration and anaerobic digestion not only provide sources of energy, but they also reduce waste volume The term "energy recovery" often is applied only to a narrow number of methods for converting wastes into energy, when in fact it applies to a broad range of technologies used...
