Sewage treatment

snowmelt runs over the land surface, it will pick up potential pollutants include pathogenic organisms as it runs over livestock excrement from barnyards, pastures, rangelands, feedlots. Furthermore, the discharge from the areas of land application of sewage sludge deposit or effluents discharge from wastewater into freshwater and the seepage of the human waste from a septic tanks. Some of the runoff will infiltrate into the soil or be into the groundwater and other will end up in streams or…

A sewer line that is damaged could not only cause flooding, but it may also pose a health risk to you and your family. That is why it is important to make sure you do not ignore signs of sewer line damage and that you know how to recognize the symptoms of a problem. Here are a few signs of sewer line damage that you will not want to ignore. 1. A water level in your toilet bowl that is inconsistent One noticeable sign of sewer line damage is if the water in your toilet bowls fluctuates on a…

As our current water management system stands the city incurs a city wide sewage event during winter rainstorms, this is not only disgusting but also hazardous. Because Bioswales convert stormwater to groundwater the water rarely enters the storm drain. With less water flowing into our sewers the likelihood of an adverse sewage event is greatly diminished. Building more Bioswales would improve the quality of life for Gladstone residents after a storm…

With the fashion industry being of the major pollutants of the bodies of water, the textile-processing exposes people and the nature to harmful chemicals. In fact, there are 72 emitted toxic elements during textile manufacturing as recognized by the World Bank (Anguelov, 2016). According to Kant, that out of the 72 toxic elements, 42 of these can be under the partial purification process that does not eliminate their toxicity level rather minimize it (as cited in Anguelov, 2016). Obviously, 30…

Greywater is used water from the sinks,tubs,showers,and washing machines. Basically any water other than toilet water that drains down the faucet after use from a household. They often contain traces of trash such as grease,hair, food, dirt, and some household cleaning products such as body wash. Even though they contain these materials, they are reusable, and we use it for watering our plants. “While greywater may look “dirty,” it is a safe and even beneficial source of irrigation water in a…

In the case study of Gilbane Gold, David Jackson, the engineer responsible for waste treatment in Z-Corp, was put in a very difficult situation. In the beginning, David was getting results from Frank’s waste water discharge tanks that showed that they have been releasing arsenic and lead at higher levels than what the city allows. The waste water ends up into the popular and profitable sludge product called Gilbane Gold. Gilbane Gold is sold as a fertilizer to farmers for about 75 years. David…

Summer of 2014, my life was changing quite a bit. As I come back from my first year at school in U.S. and more than prepared to live away from home, I pack my bags and go to São Paulo. Although it is very close to my hometown, Santos, it was still a great change: new swim club, new city, new friends. São Paulo it is much known to be a complete chaos: anywhere with 12 million habitants has to be at least somehow different. With too many people comes too many problems: air and river pollution,…

COMPANY PROFILE Aqua Resources, also known as Aqua America, is a wastewater and water service company that was found on January 4th, 1886. This company was created by professors at Swarthmore College who wanted to provide the citizens of Springfield Township, Pennsylvania with a great supply of water (Aqua America 2018). They also provide sewer line repair services. Aqua America services customers in Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Indiana.…

The prevention of the Asian Carp in the United States has been long standing battle. While first introduced as a food-fish and now for sport, Asian Carp is now viewed as an invasive species. In the summer of 2007 the U.S. Department of the Interior invoked the Lacey Act. In 2012, Congress implemented the “Stop Invasive Species Act”. This act charges the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to increase the speed of their strategies of controlling the invasion. Urgency is required due to the fact that the…

Sewage Filter System: The Psychological Reassurance Sewage-filter systems help human fulfilling their daily needs of clean water. Since some individuals connect the history of their water to contamination, the idea of drinking our own sewage disgusted some. A science writer, Elizabeth Royte publishes an essay about the process of water filtering from the sewage and the pros and cons of having it. Her argument is basically saying that the recycled water is safe enough to use after several…