July 2001 Volume 43 Number 7
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	Special Section: Summer Showcase request   Reverse Osmosis: POE Applications for a Microbrewery, A Case Study by Ed Closuit RO is the preferred technology for many commercial/light industrial applications...  read more   Reverse Osmosis: Carbon Block or RO? It’s a Matter of Taste by Andy Palframan, CWS-V Bottled water is trendy and whether your client wants that quality may answer the above question...  read more   Hollow-Fiber Technology Advances: Microbiological Disinfection Capabilities of Low-Pressure MF & UF Membranes by Herman Beckers, Ludo Diels and Luc Stoops Extensive tests show a combination of an activated carbon prefilter followed by a micro- or ultrafiltration capillary membrane cartridge is an effective barrier against bacteria...   read more   An Open-Loop Recirculation Flow Pattern: Eliminating Water Waste in Membrane-Based POU Applications, Part 1 of 2 by Ted Kuepper, Robert Lovo and Mark Silbernagel Chief among drawbacks in many water treatment systems often is the amount of water wasted in the process...  read more
Features
	Small Systems: Effective Presentations Make Up for Small Numbers at NSF International Symposium in the Nation’s Capital by Peter Cartwright, P.E., CWS-VI The final tally indicated that 385 people attended the 3rd Expo on Small Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems, Treatment, Management and Finance...   read more   NSF Covers the Arsenic Debate by Henry G. Nowicki, Ph.D. Many facets of the controversial arsenic issue were covered at the NSF symposium in Washington, D.C., in late April...  read more   Filtration: Advantages of Water Treatment with Coconut Shell Carbons by Gary Hatch, Ph.D. Several materials -- each with advantages -- are used to produce activated carbon for use in drinking water filter cartridges...  read more   Salt: Asking the Right Questions About Dietary Sodium by Richard L. Hanneman Gauging the effect sodium may have on our diets has been a bone of contention for many years...  read more   Air Sizing -- A New Approach to Tanks by Jim Fuller Residential water treatment dealers may take it for granted when installing a tank for a reverse osmosis (RO) unit that there's more than water to consider...  read more   A `Tasteless’ Question: Attention Dealers -- Do You Know Distillation? by Horace Mansfield The real truth here is that distilled water is indeed 'tasteless.' It has no taste. Then comes the question: Is no taste a bad taste?...  read more   Getting Grounded: How to Stop Blue-Green Staining II -- A Broader Solution by Pete Ostwald In March 2001, we discussed electrical grounding of water pipes and blue-green staining on household fixtures...   read more   UV Disinfection in Ultrapure Processes: Observing the Right Parameters by Ralf Koenig UV can be applied efficiently to ultrapure uses, but only if there's a general understanding of key components...  read more   The Encyclopedia of Water: Hoping to Become the Authoritative Resource by Janet Lehr ...an agent from John Wiley & Sons heard of our project and approached us with a proposal to assume editorship of their four-volume work, The Encyclopedia of Water...  read more
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Columns
	Viewpoint: Water Stores Wading in Potential Quagmire for Industry read more   Striking It Rich Down in the Delta: Following the Rise of Mississippi`s Phoenix E&P Technology read more   World Spotlight: RO Systems for Surface Water Treatment -- Judging the Progress Made in Brazil read more   ResinTech’s Mike Gottlieb Goes Mobile read more   Protocol to Standard 53: Radon Reduction for Point-of-Use DWTU`s read more   Bottom Line: Creativity -- Let the Juices Flow in the Workplace read more   Website of the Month: When You Want Something Done Right -- Do-It-Yourself with the Help of the Net read more   See This Spot Next Month read more