March 2008 Volume 50 Number 3
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	MBR-RO Process for Water Reclamation and Purification from Used Water by Dr. Guihe Tao, Kiran Kekre, Dr. Jianjun Qin, Maung Htun Oo, Bala Viawanath and Harry Seah Singapore has been investing in new technologies to ensure a diversified and sustainable water supply for its people. A dual ultrafiltration (UF) or microfiltration (MF) reverse osmosis (RO) membrane process has been successfully applied to...  read more   Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon with No Green House Gas Emission by Dr. P. A. Shankar The use of activated carbon to remove harmful impurities like organic contaminants from water has been practiced since Roman times.  read more   State-of-the-Art Pure Water by Elke Tures-Fischer A member of the Procter & Gamble Group (P&G), Wella is more than 100 years old and a leading supplier of hair-care products and fragrances in more than 150 countries.  read more   Added Value of POU RO with Emerging Water Regulations by Shannon P. Murphy Over the past year a number of emerging water contaminants received increased press coverage, leading to heightened awareness in the public and regulatory eye.  read more   2007 Was a Bad Year for the Residential Water Treatment Industry--Is there Worse to Come? by Andrew Warnes One year ago, the editors of WC&P gave me an opportunity to dig into the long-standing myth that the US residential water treatment is linked to the health of the US housing market. (See "Can you Beat the Curve?," WC&P March 2007).  read more   Brine Regeneration Considerations in Water Softeners by Frank DeSilva The efficiency of water softeners is a measure of the salt and water used for regeneration versus the amount of hardness removed from the water. The most efficient softeners are ones that use...  read more   Advanced Activated Carbon Test Methods by Henry Nowicki, Wayne Schuliger, Barbara Sherman, George Nowicki and Joseph Bellisimo We focus here on advanced activated carbon testing methods available today to the market place. (A June WC&P article will cover standard activated carbon test methods approved by the American Standard Testing and Materials [ASTM] Committee D28 on activated carbon.)  read more   Factors Affecting the Capacity of Arsenic Removal Media by C.F. 'Chubb' Michaud Arsenic was first discussed (as a unique chemical) by a German chemist in the year 1250. It is a notoriously poisonous metalloid with a long and toxic history used in pesticides and the like.  read more   Changes to Certified Products and Components by Mark T. Unger Manufacturers are searching for ways to lower costs and increase profits. One of the ways this can be accomplished is by utilizing the highest quality materials or components without spending an exorbitant amount of money.  read more
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	Truckee Meadows Water Systems, Inc. by  read more   Living in Interesting Times: Donald T. Bray by Patricia Capone read more   Pressure Drop: An Important Measurement for Point of Entry Systems by Rick Andrew read more   Estimating Consequences of Toxic Water Exposures by Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, Ph.D. read more   People March 2008 by  read more   Tech Talk: A Residential Drinking Water Treatment Primer, Part 2 by Peter S. Cartwright read more   Viewpoint: What happens in Vegas... by  read more