Commercial Work: Is It Really for Me?

April 15, 2017 by Nils Dailey

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…

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Ion Exchange Resin Synthesis and Reactions

April 15, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By C.F. ‘Chubb’ Michaud, MWS Making beads Take a fresh egg and break it into a bowl. It’s understandable that the moisture content of a…

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Household POU Filters: Sentinels for Long-term Tap Water Quality Monitoring

March 20, 2017 by Nils Dailey

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…

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Rinse Effectiveness Testing for Water Softeners

March 20, 2017 by Nils Dailey

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…

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The Capacity of Ion Exchange Resin

March 20, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By C.F. ‘Chubb’ Michaud, MWS Ion exchange 101: defining and measuring capacity Webster’s Dictionary defines capacity simply as “the ability to do something” or “the…

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Don’t Overlook Employee Recognition

March 20, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By David H. Martin Some hard-driving bosses overlook the importance of consistently and regularly recognizing and rewarding outstanding employee performance, not just at Christmas or…

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Accuracy of the Brine System for Water Softeners

February 15, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By Rick Andrew When we think about testing of water softeners, we tend to think about softening capacity, salt efficiency and pressure drop. These are…

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Prevalent Pepper Virus: A Contamination Tracker

February 15, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD If you eat peppers or products containing peppers, you have likely been exposed to (and probably even infected with)…

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The Chemistry of Ion Exchange

February 15, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By C.F . ‘Chubb’ Michaud, MWS Chemistry 101: elements, compounds, acids, bases, salts and ions All of the chemicals listed in The Periodic Table of…

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Rise Above the Competition

February 15, 2017 by Nils Dailey

By Greg Reyneke, MWS I spoke to one of my new coaching clients at length recently about how she felt about losing the battle against…

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