Surface Wastewater Aeration Treatment FAQs

What's the easiest and most effective way to clean wastewater? It's just a simple matter of aeration. Aeration combines air and wastewater to bring oxygen to bacteria and other microorganisms that break down contaminants. This is a common method used by wastewater treatment facilities to remove pollutants in surface water. But what really is aeration, and how does it work? Read on to find out. Why Is Wastewater Aeration Treatment Important? [Read More]

Two Ways To Pay For A Solar Energy System

Installing a solar panel system on your home is an excellent way to reduce your dependence on electric or gas energy and decrease your carbon footprint at the same time. Although the cost of a solar system has come down quite a bit since they were first introduced a few decades ago, you're still looking at paying anywhere from $10,000 to $38,000 to install one, depending on where you live and the amount of energy you want the system to generate. [Read More]

Can You Combat Climate Change by Switching to a Diesel Fueled Car?

You can help combat climate change and illness due to harmful fuel emissions by switching from gasoline to diesel fuel. Highway diesel fuel burns cleaner than gasoline fueled engines due to lower sulfur content--and here's why:  Less Sulfur Particulates Mean Less Harmful Emissions Here's the science in a nutshell: sulfur mixes with the atmosphere to form sulfur dioxide which rains down to the earth in fine particulate matter. Particulates have a diameter of no more than one-tenth of the diameter of human hair and can be ingested by humans. [Read More]

What To Know About Asbestos In An Older Home You Plan To Renovate

If you've bought an old house to renovate, one of the most important things you need to consider is if it has asbestos. It was a common building material at one time, so many older homes have it. You must be careful when working with asbestos-containing material, especially if you plan to demolish it. Here are a few things to know about asbestos in older homes. Where Asbestos May Be Located [Read More]