The Water Break Podcast, Episode 16: The Environmental Laboratory, Tips and Tricks for Sampling

“Where We Bridge the Gap Between Water Plant Operators and Engineers” In Episode 16, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses Environmental Laboratory Sampling Tips & Tricks with Marci Payne, Sales and Marketing Director at Legend Technical Services of Arizona, Inc. In this podcast, Ms. Payne provides a general overview of best practices for collecting water and wastewater samples for testing at an environmental laboratory.   Additional Resources: Arizona Data Qualifying Matrix for Labs Arizona Laboratory Data Qualifiers Wanda’s Water Tidbit: Fatty McFatberg Museum of London: Fatberg! Exhibiting the “Monster of Whitechapel” Argent Energy: Fats oils and greases, known as FOGs, from the wastewater industry solidify in the sewerage network, block wet wells and accumulate at wastewater treatment works BBC: Scott and Wayne Deal With a Fatberg at Manchester’s Largest Wastewater Treatment Works Environmental Science and Technology: Evidence for Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOR) Deposit Formation Mechanisms in Sewer Lines The New York Times: Scientists Solve a Puzzle—What’s Really in a Fatberg? Water Research: Reducing Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) deposits formation and adhesion on sewer collection system structures through the use of fly ash replaced cement-based materials