Environmental Genomics™
Molecular visibility for complex treatment systems.
We combine high-resolution community sequencing with targeted qPCR to give operators, consultants, and utilities a clear, actionable view of their microbiome — from influent to effluent.
Trusted by operators managing wastewater, anaerobic digesters, industrial bioreactors, and more.
Two complementary pillars
- Community profiling
- Amplicon sequencing (16S/ITS) reveals the structure and dynamics of your entire microbial community — surfacing emerging instability before it shows up in process KPIs.
- Targeted monitoring
- qPCR panels quantify key functional groups and problem organisms, turning “who’s there?” into concrete thresholds and operating ranges tied to outcomes.
Technologies
16S / ITS • qPCR • WGS
Deliverables
Interactive dashboards • PDF reports • Operator-ready summaries
Designed for real operating environments.
Industries we serve
The same underlying toolkit — tuned for the realities of each process train.
Municipal wastewater
Nitrification, dewatering, and bulking control
Monitor nitrifiers, PAOs, filaments, and foam formers so you can connect microscopic shifts to clarifier behavior and compliance risk.
Ideal for activated sludge, MBR, and BNR plants.
Anaerobic digestion
Stability and gas yield optimization
Track methanogens, syntrophs, and VFA-oxidizers to catch inhibition early and tie feedstock blends to biogas performance.
Supports co-digestion and high-strength industrial loading.
Industrial & reuse
Biofouling and process risk
Characterize problematic guilds driving fouling, odor, corrosion, or off-spec effluent — and confirm when mitigation actually changes the biology.
Applicable to reuse, ZLD, and high-variability influent.
Consultants & OEMs
De-risk design and troubleshooting
Add quantitative microbiology to desktop and field work so you can move from “best guess” to evidence-backed recommendations.
Use on one-off studies or recurring monitoring programs.
R&D and pilots
Link biology to innovation
Understand how process changes, new chemistries, or control strategies reshape the microbiome over time.
From bench to full scale.
Custom applications
Bring us your system
Not sure where you fit? We routinely support novel processes and custom configurations — starting with a simple discovery call.
We’ll help you design a right-sized program.
Why molecular monitoring?
Traditional process control tells you what happened. Molecular tools explain why — so you can intervene earlier, design better, and defend decisions with data.
- ✓ See leading indicators of bulking, foaming, inhibition, or loss of nitrification before effluent drifts.
- ✓ De-risk changes in feedstocks, control strategies, and infrastructure by watching how key guilds respond.
- ✓ Translate biology into operations, with clear narratives and visuals tailored for operators, managers, and regulators.
How we work
- 1. Discovery. We learn your process, constraints, and decision points.
- 2. Program design. We right-size a sequencing/qPCR plan that fits your budget and timeline.
- 3. Ongoing collaboration. You get clear reports and a partner who can join calls, workshops, and regulator conversations.
Ready to connect the biology to your KPIs?
Share a bit about your system and goals. We’ll propose an approach — from one-time diagnostic studies to fully integrated monitoring programs.