Cation Exchange, Part 5: Back to the Basics

June 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Gary Battenberg In the final installment of this series, we will look at up-flow (counter-current) regeneration, the benefits and efficiencies of full-strength brining, the…

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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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Cation Exchange, Part 4: Back to the Basics

May 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Gary Battenberg In Part 3, we looked at the combined regeneration sequence of brine and slow rinse for down-flow regeneration of a water softener.…

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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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Can We Rid Our Drinking Water Supply of Lead?

April 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD As evidenced by national media headlines, congressional hearings and town hall meetings, concern over lead contamination in the US…

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Certification of Water Treatment Systems for Post-Mix Beverage Applications

April 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Rick Andrew Water treatment is fundamentally important when it comes to post-mix beverage applications. With post-mix, the locally available tap water is mixed with…

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Cation Exchange, Part 3: Back to the Basics

April 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Gary Battenberg In Part 2, we looked at the basic components of a water softener, which included those components that comprise a typical, standard…

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Commercial and Industrial—Time to Take the Plunge?

April 15, 2016 by Nils Dailey

By Greg Reyneke, MWS Before tackling your first commercial/industrial (C/I) project, you need to learn about the process or application, understand the environment in which…

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