Today, E. W. (n.d.). Optimizing your wastewater treatment plant for maximum efficiency: A comprehensive guide. Magazine. https://magazine.watertoday.org/blogs/optimizing-your-wastewater-treatment-plant-for-maximum-efficiency-a-comprehensive-guide
This article overviews wastewater management systems and how they can be improved. The information presented can work on your own individual treatment plants along with large ones. The first step is testing the treatment plant gaining an understanding of what is happening and where the treatment plant can improve. Certain advancements stated were implementing advanced monitoring and control systems which present real time data such as chemical dosage and water quality. Furthermore, optimizing chemical usage which is fine tuning which chemicals and the amount to make the treatment plant cost effective and reducing chemical waste. Lastly it discusses, energy efficiency, biological treatment options, sludge management, and regular upkeep. All things optimized can lead to the best treatment plant attainable at this time.
This article connects to environmental science because it takes wastewater management, an idea which is actively creating more clean water and keeping our environment healthy but trying to optimize the process in order to achieve maximum cleanliness and efficiency. By improving things such as technology within these treatment plants it is benefiting the environment and the overall water health in certain areas. The idea of optimization is always changing; treatment plants are only becoming more advanced and efficient. The more money and public focus we get towards this cause will only help out our environment and water deprived people, plants, and animals.
You wrote a very insightful response to this article and I liked the way you dove deep into the analysis. I think this is an important part of solving the climate crisis as new infrastructure cannot be implemented everywhere, therefore optimization of current infrastructure is required. How can we apply this to other areas of our economy?
I like the response that you gave to the article and I agree with everything that you are saying. I think that plants like these can be a very helpful and efficient way to reuse water and that concept in itself is very important to be able to do in a situation we are in like climate change. How big of an effect overall do you think that this concept can have on climate change?