As the human population grows and industrial and agricultural activities increase, water quality is becoming one of the most pressing environmental and health issues of the 21st century. Efficient wastewater treatment is one of the main pillars of water safety; efficient water purification methods need to be applied whenever possible to protect biodiversity, ecosystem stability, … Read more
One of the most common methods for treating high volume wastewater in rural areas are wastewater lagoons, also referred to as ‘wastewater treatment lagoons’. Lagoon aeration is often utilised as part of this process, in the form of floating or submersible mechanical aerators due to their low running costs and low maintenance requirements. As land … Read more
Winemaking produces a large amount of wastewater with a high Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) mostly due to dissolved sugars in the wastewater. As a result, winery wastewater requires a treatment process that reduces both COD and BOD to acceptable levels (generally below 200PPM) before the wastewater can either be reused e.g. … Read more