NSF Develops Methods to Certify Quality of Water Filter Bottles, But Are They Missing The Point?
NSF International (National Sanitation Foundation), a major standards and certification firm that crafted the original standards for water filtration equipment more than four decades ago, recently announced that it has crafted tests and certifications for the filters used in portable water filter bottles. The main standard, NSF/ANSI 42, tests the effectiveness of the water filter [...]
Continue reading...Oregon Energy Firm Aims To Use Water To Create Volcanic Energy
Monday, January 16, 2012
In a demonstration of new technology, 24 million gallons of water are scheduled to be pumped into and Oregon volcano in an attempt to boost the prospects of the green energy field. The plan with EGS (as the process is called) is for the water, in the form of steam, to shoot back up to [...]
Continue reading...Legionnaires’ Outbreak At WI Hospital Was Spread Via Water Sculpture
Friday, January 13, 2012
A series of Legionnaires’ Disease cases that surfaced in a Wisconsin hospital has been traced to a mood-enhancing water wall installation located inside the facility, which raises questions about whether such displays can actually compromise the health of susceptible patients. Eight people came down with symptoms consistent with the disease, with several of the victims [...]
Continue reading...Study Argues There’s No Difference Between Recycled Wastewater and Tap Water.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The National Research Council has just released a report that our conventional drinking water supplies can be safely augmented through the use of recycled wastewater. The report’s conclusion comes at a crucial time for California, which has often led the way when it comes to using recycled wastewater to replenish exhausted groundwater supplies, but has [...]
Continue reading...How Banana Peels Are Able To Treat Contaminated Water
Monday, January 9, 2012
The old rumor that you can get high smoking them turned out to be a myth, but scientists are now studying banana peels more closely after they found that finely chopped banana peels worked better than several traditional materials at removing heavy metals from wastewater. American Chemistry Society (ACS) researchers determined that a filtration device, [...]
Continue reading...WaterCop Automatic Water Shut-Off System Puts Leaks On A Leash
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Rayne Water Systems is proud to announce it has just begun offering WaterCop® brand automatic water shut off systems, manufactured by DynaQuip. The WaterCop enables users to avoid the property damage that inevitably occurs due to aging or faulty plumbing. One of the most common insurance claims, each year around two and a half million [...]
Continue reading...Southern California Water Supply Report 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
2011 turned out to be a year of abundant surplus for California’s water supply, and no significant changes are expected for the region over the new year, in contrast to the anxious last couple of years, where politicians stressed water conservation amidst fears that drought conditions would finally push Los Angeles and the greater Southern [...]
Continue reading...Water Condition & Purification Magazine Profiles Rayne Water Systems
Friday, December 23, 2011
by Denise M. Roberts With a 50-year history and a combined customer base of more than 6,000 accounts, Rayne Water Systems, along with Rayne of the Valley, form the backbone of the RWS family of companies owned by John Brooks and John Foley. “Rayne Corporation has been very gracious (or patient) with us, and they’ve [...]
Continue reading...British Scientist Finds Way to Turn Glass Waste Into Contaminant Filter
Monday, December 19, 2011
A scientist from the University of Greenwich, London, has developed a way of taking waste glass pieces and creating a filter material that can filter out contaminated waterways. The specifics of the project will be outlined in a future issue of the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. Only a small amount of waste [...]
Continue reading...Closed Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan Leaks Radioactive Water
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) Sizable amounts of dangerously radioactive water have found their way through cracks in the wall of a treatment facility at Japan’s shuttered Fukushima nuclear power plant, rendered damaged beyond repair during the March 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami. TEPCO has reported that nearly 45 tons of contaminated water may have leaked [...]
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- NSF Develops Methods to Certify Quality of Water Filter Bottles, But Are They Missing The Point?
- Oregon Energy Firm Aims To Use Water To Create Volcanic Energy
- Legionnaires’ Outbreak At WI Hospital Was Spread Via Water Sculpture
- Study Argues There’s No Difference Between Recycled Wastewater and Tap Water.
- How Banana Peels Are Able To Treat Contaminated Water
- WaterCop Automatic Water Shut-Off System Puts Leaks On A Leash
- Southern California Water Supply Report 2012
- Water Condition & Purification Magazine Profiles Rayne Water Systems
Monday, February 13, 2012
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