Tag: Disinfection
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Microwave UV system launched by Severn Trent
Pennsylvania-based Severn Trent Services has launched the MicroDynamics® Series OCS721, a new microwave-powered, open channel, ultraviolet (UV) system for municipal wastewater disinfection and water reuse applications.
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Xylem to open Saudi office soon
Water technology manufacturer Xylem Inc announced on 16 January 2013 at the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi that it will open a new office in Saudi Arabia in the coming months, as well as up to three additional offices in other key regional markets later this year.
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WRRF ozone research in December webcast
The findings of three recent studies sponsored by the WateReuse Research Foundation on the use of ozone in water reclamation, including membrane fouling control, is to be the subject of a webcast in December 2012.
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‘Superbug’ found in US wastewater-reuse plants
Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health (UMSPH) in the USA reported on 5 November 2012 that the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several US wastewater-reuse plants (WWTPs).
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UV disinfection product line expanded
NeoTech Aqua Solutions Inc of the USA has expanded its UV disinfection product line for municipalities and large-volume users.
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Nanomaterials for safer water reuse – Clarke Prize lecturer
Nanomaterials offer opportunities to develop next generation applications for drinking water disinfection and safer water reuse – this is the message that Dr Pedro Alvarez of Rice University will present in his 2012 Clarke Lecture in California on 2 November 2012.
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Monterey consultant can’t choose between projects
The Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Board (MPRWA) in California still has to decide between three competing seawater desalination projects for the area after its Technical Advisory Committee accepted on 17 September 2012 a report by consultants Separation Processes Inc of Carlsbad.
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IX system improves Alabama MF plant’s performance
The City of Oneonta in Alabama, USA, commissioned a 3 MGD (10,500 m³/d) MIEX® ion-exchange system in August 2012 to provide dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal prior to coagulation and microfiltration of Oneonta Utilities’ Little Warrior river water source.
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Multi-barrier approach needed for Cryptosporidium – WRA
A multi-barrier approach will be needed in water reuse to guard against Cryptosporidium and Giardia occurrence and consequent health risks, says a new research report published by the WateResearch Association.
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WRRF webcast on reuse disinfection research results
The WateReuse Research Foundation is using a webcast on 12 July 2012 to highlight the results of a project investigating the occurrence of intestinal pathogens in recycled water and the effectiveness of disinfection.