Industrial Fouling   Water Quality Products November 2002   Jan de Baat Doelman, Scalewatcher North America, Inc.
Look at the heating element of a washing machine or dishwasher in a hard water area and you will see a white encrustation containing hardness salts. This commonly is referred to as limescale and is an example of domestic fouling. Industrial fouling poses a far greater problem than anything in the domestic sector. Huge volumes of fouled fluids are handled, and the systems that contain the fluids can become fouled as well. The quality of water streams used by industry varies widely and gives rise to numerous fouling problems.
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Revisiting the Selection of Stainless Steel in Water and Wastewater Treatment Environments: Part 3   Water Engineering & Management July 2002   Frederick Bloetscher, Richard J. Bullock, Robert E. Fergen, Gerhardt M. Witt, and Gary D. Fries
Based on the City of Hollywood’s experience, the use of 316L stainless steel should be evaluated carefully due to the potential for problems in the erection and construction of water treatment facilities that will be in contact with high chloride water and/or other corrosive chemistries. As with many membrane facilities, much of the stainless steel is exposed (not buried), which subjected it to atmospheric as well as water quality problems. Therefore, unless the quality control of the raw and reject water (chemical, physical and microbial) can be assured, 316L stainless steel may not be the appropriate material for engineers to specify.
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Sulphur Water Solution   Water Quality Products June 2002   Goulds Pumps
For more than 220 years people have journeyed to White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., to indulge themselves in baths of mineral water flowing from mountain springs. As inviting as the sulphur water may be, it is equally harsh on the pipes and pumps that transport it. Eight years ago Greenbrier decided to stop the corrosion once and for all by installing an all-stainless model manufactured by Goulds Pumps.
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Revisiting the Selection of Stainless Steel in Water and Wastewater Treatment Environments: Part 2   Water Engineering & Management June 2002   Frederick Bloetscher, Richard Bullock, Robert Fergen, Gerhardt Witt, & Gary Fries
Aerobic bacteria (Crenothrix, Gallionella) primarily are encountered in the fresh surface waters, although anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria and facultative strains also are encountered. Ground waters are more likely to contain anaerobic and facultative bacteria, as well as Gallionella than surface waters.3 Sulfate-reducing bacteria also are found in seawater.3
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Revisiting the Selection of Stainless Steel in Water and Wastewater Treatment Environments: Part 1   Water Engineering & Management May 2002   Frederick Bloetscher, Richard Bullock, Robert Fergen, Gerhardt Witt, and Gary Fries
Metals such as bronze, copper and iron have been used for thousands of years by man for both peaceful and non-peaceful purposes. One of the most useful purposes for metal is the production of steel.
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Novel Approach to Pipeline Weighting Reduces Buoyancy, Cost and Materials   Water Engineering & Management April 2002   James C. McGill
Clearly, the pipeline construction industry has identified benefits of the filled membrane over traditional concrete weights.
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Products At Work - Non-Metallic Enclosures Solve Corrosion Problem in Brewery   Water Engineering & Management March 2002
Non-Metallic Enclosures Solve Corrosion Problem in Brewery

Problem Solver: Godwin Pump   Water & Wastes Digest September 2001
Innovative Pumping System Diverts 75 mgd Sewer Flow During Rehab Project In Puerto Rico

Waterborne Coatings for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants: Part 1   Water Engineering & Management January 2001   Tony Ippoliti
VOC regulations have spurred advances in the formation and use of waterborne coatings that provide abrasion, chemical and moisture resistance at prices competitive to conventional coatings.
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Hydrogen Sulfide Control in Wastewater Collection Systems   Water Engineering & Management August 2000   Tony Palmer, Paul Lagasse and Maureen Ross
When most environmental professionals think about hydrogen sulfide control in their wastewater collection systems, they are concerned with odor and corrosion. Instrumentation is now available to measure sulfides online, providing the opportunity to optimize the chemical dosage and monitor sulfide control.