Cold Weather Nitrification Problem: As wastewater cools during cold weather, the metabolic rate of nitrifying bacteria slows down. Below 25 degrees Celsius, for every 5 degrees Celsius that the temperature drops in a wastewater environment the nitrification rate is cut in half. This wastewater temperature inhibition to nitrifying bacteria causes depletion of nitrification in numerous […]

Charley J. Davis enjoyed a life long interest in chemistry. He received his first chemistry set at the age of 13 and set up his first lab in his bedroom. As his experiments became more involved, he was “encouraged” by his mother to move lab out of the house to his father’s old workshop. Since […]

With nearly half a million people working in the meat and poultry industry, worker safety, health and human resource issues are vitally important to the success of our businesses. A growing interest in environmental issues means many industry professionals may also find that their duties have been expanded to include worker safety, human resources and […]