‘Make Sure Everybody Is Empowered’

June 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Donna Kreutz Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Michael Figoff had just met Jerry Hollander, owner of Filtercor (founded…

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Chlorination and Carbon – Things to Think About

June 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Greg Reyneke, MWS [caption id="attachment_3730" align="alignright" width="71"] Whole-house carbon filter[/caption] Americans expect cheap, clean, clear, safe drinking water from every faucet in their home.…

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Elizabethkingia: a Deadly and Emerging Pathogen Potentially Linked to Water

May 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD Very little is known about the emerging pathogen, Elizabethkingia. A sudden increase in cases in the Midwestern region of…

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UV System Standards

May 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Rick Andrew UV systems are successfully employed across a range of water treatment applications, from pools and spas, to municipal water treatment, to POU…

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Going Bottleless Reduces Carbon Emissions

May 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Donna Kreutz Austin Veach started in the water business at age 13 and established his own company—Office H2O—just before graduating from college in Indiana.…

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Ozone – Mother Nature’s Perfect Purifier

May 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Donna Kreutz Three decades ago Cameron Tapp began designing ozone generators in his garage in San Luis Obispo, CA. Marc DeBrum joined Tapp 19…

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Final Barrier, Lead Contamination and Future Water Industry Players

May 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By David H. Martin A conversation with Richard Mest about final barrier Richard Mest, former WQA president, is President of Master Water Conditioning Corp., Pottstown…

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On Tap: Water Sampling Differences Lead to Flawed Risk Assessments

March 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD As more information is being released about the Flint, MI waterborne contamination event, new questions arise as to what…

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The Softening Performance Test for Water Softeners

March 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Rick Andrew There are a number of important requirements for water softeners under NSF/ANSI 44 Residential Cation Exchange Water Softeners. The materials in contact…

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‘Organization’ Is Key to Business Success

March 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Donna Kreutz Matthew Raley grew up in a family of firemen and he wanted to be one, too. Fresh out of high school, he…

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