Por Greg Reyneke, MWS El 12 de septiembre de 2012, el gobernador Edmund G. Brown Jr. firmó la Ley de Asamblea 685, convirtiendo a California en el primer estado en reconocer legislativamente el derecho humano fundamental al agua. Ahora, en la Sección 106.3 del Código de Agua de California, el estado reconoce … [Read more...]
Búsquedas de Internet Ayudan a Seguir la Pista de las Enfermedades Transmitidas por el Agua
Por Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD La vigilancia de enfermedades es una tarea complicada en la que las herramientas para la recopilación de datos y la presentación de informes suelen estar muy por detrás de los eventos en tiempo real. En la última década, ha habido un tremendo aumento en el uso de teléfonos celulares y acceso a señal … [Read more...]
Uncertain Effects of PFOA and PFOS
By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD A newly emerged group of chemicals is found to be common in municipal and private water supplies. While nearly everyone tests positive for exposure to these substances, health effects related to those exposure levels are unknown. Laboratory tests in animals suggest a probable cause for concern and … [Read more...]
Commercial Modular Systems
By Rick Andrew The majority of residential POU systems are fairly straightforward when it comes to matching replacement elements with treatment systems. Typically replacement element A is designed for use in system A and maybe also systems B and C. Identification of the proper replacement element is usually not a major concern for the … [Read more...]
Zero-Waste Drinking Water from Rainwater Harvesting
By Donna Kreutz The island of Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists. Tourism has been the mainstay here since Victorian times. In recent years, Bermuda has also become a prime destination for international offshore banking. “Island tradition holds that the water that falls from the sky is pure and perfect, … [Read more...]
PWQA We Are the Eyes and Ears of Water Treatment
By Donna Kreutz On January 31, Ronald E. Ruef retired from Morton Salt, where he had worked for more than 34 years. Not one to stand still for very long, he became the new Executive Director for the Pacific Water Quality Association a few months later. It was a natural progression. Ruef has worked closely with the association throughout … [Read more...]
Commercial Work: Is It Really for Me?
By Greg Reyneke, MWS The commercial and industrial water quality management segment is exciting and filled with many potentially lucrative opportunities. It is satisfying to the ego when you’re able to point out the various manufacturing plants, hotels, casinos and other entities that “have my water.” Before entering into this segment … [Read more...]
Language Skills Lead to International Water Career
By Donna Kreutz Because David Swiderski spoke English, Spanish and Portuguese, he started in the water treatment industry as an international customer service representative. “I took every advantage to learn and read anything related to water.” Within six months, he was an international applications engineer. The year was 1993 and … [Read more...]
Household POU Filters: Sentinels for Long-term Tap Water Quality Monitoring
By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD Complete and reliable water quality monitoring of tap water supplies is a challenge for both municipal and private water consumers. Water quality can vary rapidly over time and space, whether seasonally, diurnally or in response to acute (i.e., rainfall, flooding, one-time spill) or chronic (consistent … [Read more...]
Rinse Effectiveness Testing for Water Softeners
By Rick Andrew Last month this column focused on accuracy of the brine system, which is an important attribute of a water softener system that many of us probably either take for granted or don’t think about as a key performance parameter. As we discussed last month, softening capacity, salt efficiency and pressure drop are all very … [Read more...]
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