Hey, This is my first post as part of our new education blog which will be focusing on all areas of package wastewater and surface water treament.  The aim of the blog will be to explain different elements of

Sewage Parameters 1: BOD Before discussing package sewage treatment it is best to explain the parameters used to define sewage both when it comes into a treatment plant (influent) and when it leaves a sewage treatment plant (effluent)  One of the

Sewage Parameters 2: Suspended Solids (SS) The next topic in our Sewage Treatment Parameters Education Series is Suspended Solids (SS) which is usually stated in conjunction with Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). The normal European discharge standard for SS is 35

Next up in our Education Blog series is Population Equivalent or PE. It is the term most used to describe the size of package sewage treatment plants.  It can be defined as; ‘The equivalent, in terms of a fixed

Continuing on from the last blog on Population Equivalent (PE) here are some further illustrative PE calculations: A. Housing Development with: 10 No. 2 Bedroom Old Persons Dwellings, 25 No. 3 Bedroom Houses 10 No. 4 Bedroom Houses. Relavent

Hey again, Continuing on from Population Equivalent (PE) the next parameter is Phosphorus (P)  The reason that Phosphorus is often a focused on in wastewater effluent is that it is an essential mineral in the growth of algae and