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WASTEWATER
Bulking and Foaming Bacteria
How B.C. researchers are characterizing what’s in activated sludge
to improve process control and pollution removal.
BY TREENA HEIN
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Treena Hein
is an award-winning
freelance science and
technology writer based in
eastern Ontario.
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
CTIVATED SLUDGE processes are heralded as the
secondary treatment upgrade of choice to deal with
serious issues currently facing Canada’s wastewater treatment sector, and new genetics research by University of
British Columbia (UBC) has clearly demonstrated how
they can be much more effective and less costly.
The studies are being funded through Genome British Columbia (Genome BC), a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that
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An engineer controlling the
quality of water, aerated
activated sludge tank at a waste
water treatment plant .
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