Two-stage Fixed-Bed Biotreatment: Unlocking Contaminated Groundwater Sources

Brown, Jess

Two-stage Fixed-Bed Biotreatment: Unlocking Contaminated Groundwater Sources

Tuesday, December 6, 2016: 1:00 p.m.

N119/N120 (Las Vegas Convention Center)

Jess Brown, Ph.D., PE , Carollo Engineers, Inc, Costa Mesa, CA

Leveraging bacteria indigenous to local groundwater, two-stage fixed-bed biotreatment can efficiently remove multiple contaminants simultaneously (nitrate, perchlorate, hexavalent chromium, VOCs, and arsenic) without generating a concentrated waste stream. This presentation will cover process fundamentals, testing, design, and performance of pilot and full-scale two-stage, fixed-bed biotreatment systems.

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Jess Brown, Ph.D., PE, Carollo Engineers, Inc, Costa Mesa, CA

Jess is Director of Carollo Engineers’ R&D Practice and leads Carollo's Biological Drinking Water Treatment Program. He has 18 years' experience in water, wastewater, and reclaimed water treatment specializing in process, technology, applied research, and water quality testing methods. He is a former chair of the AWWA Biological Drinking Water Treatment Committee and chair of the 2013 and 2016 AWWA Biological Treatment Symposia.