Tag: pretreatment
EPA Proposes Dental Amalgam Pretreatment Effluent Guidelines
Across the United States, municipalities are working to reduce the discharge of mercury to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Mercury is a bioaccumulative toxic pollutant that can cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans. In water, certain microorganisms can change mercury into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that builds up in fish, shellfish, and […]
Pretreatment – How can SMG help you?
The goal of pretreatment is to control pollutants from industrial users which may pass through or interfere with wastewater treatment processes or which may contaminate sewage sludge. It sounds simple enough, but pretreatment can be a complicated and time-consuming issue for municipalities and industries alike. That’s where the expertise of SMG comes in. SMG can […]