February 2002 Volume 44 Number 2
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	Trade Show: WQA 2002 -- New Orleans Offers Revival for Annual Water Industry Gathering by Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor WQA's Peter Censky noted, since Mid-Year Leadership Conference scheduled week after East Coast terrorist attacks was cancelled last fall, there's much work for the POU/POE industry in Louisiana...  read more   Trade Show: Managing to Improve -- 10 Areas of Emphasis for Workplace Leaders by William Blades Time spent away from the office at trade shows offers a good chance to review what makes a good manager...  read more   Trade Show: Training for International Success by John Kent Being successful in business requires keeping an open mind on multi-cultural differences, often on display at conventions and exhibitions...  read more   Trade Show: Ten Steps for a Successful Trade Show by Susan Friedman Organizations that provide water treatment products and services often find themselves at trade shows with little guidance for how to be successful...  read more
Features
	SPECIAL SECTION: Winter Showcase Three times a year, WC&P offers you a special chance to see the latest products and services in the POU/POE water treatment industry...  read more   The Outlook for Water: Market Uncertainties Present Challenging Business Environment by Matthias Kubr Regardless of, or maybe enhanced by, terrorist attacks last year, U.S. residential water treatment market outlook is good, despite challenges to the overall economy...  read more   Gas Chlorine: An Effective Residential Water Treatment by Gary Wright Due to misinformation and confusion, gas chlorine is often overlooked in residential water treatment...  read more   Disinfection & Sanitation: Dental Waterline Contamination by Jerry M. Mark and Robyn Gordon Dental waterlines have their own set of bacterial issues to confront. Solutions, outlined here, compare advantages...  read more   TOC Analysis of Brine Samples: Sample Load Performance Evaluation by Brian Wallace Analyzing organic carbon contamination is a concern of many water and wastewater treatment labs...  read more   Factors Affecting the Brine Efficiency of Softeners -- Revisited: The Quest for Perfection by C.F. (Chubb) Michaud, CWS-VI Community efforts to extend use of water supplies, as in California, by recycling wastewater creates challenges for softener dealers...  read more   WQA Recertification Quiz -- February 2002 WC&P offers WQA-certified readers a chance three times a year to earn credit toward recertification...  read more   Hot Water Sanitization & RO: A Plain and Simple Introduction by Brian Wise and Anthony S. Urciuoli Sanitizing membranes using hot water has gained usage as a practical alternative to traditional options...  read more   Sorting Through the DWTU Issue: Getting to the Bottom of Standards by Thomas Palkon For drinking water treatment unit manufacturers, earning certifiction of their products and meeting regulatory requirements is an arduous road...  read more   Looking Behind a Water Survey: What the Numbers Mean by Nancy Lucas A survey released last year gauges consumer awareness and concerns about water quality; its details offer many marketing ideas for untapped potential revenue...  read more   In Search of a Magic Wand: A Pragmatic Plan for Global Potable Water by George Greenbaum A simple perforated plastic pipe with end-caps could serve as an easy-to-construct, easy-to-use conduit for safe water in rural areas of many developing countries...  read more   Activity-Based Learning for Water Treatment Operators by Kevin Kundert An interactive CD-ROM/Online program for operator training developed in Montana shows promise in improving small system water quality...  read more   Avoiding the Lotus Lag: Implementing Accelerator Software by Gordon Dorworth Already a complex, frustrating matter for dealers, delays with widely popular Lotus programs can be overcome with simple software to speed up performance...  read more   Delivering the Goods: Paving the Route to Faster Service for Bottled Water & Cooler Services by Bob Zink For bottled water distributors, managing diverse operations and meeting customer supply and demand are challenges that automated route systems can ease...  read more   Pulling Water from the Air, Part 1: An Above-the-Ground Alternative by James J. Reidy Harvesting humidity in the air for an effective source of potable water is becoming more practical every day...  read more   Removing THMs by Membrane Contactors in an Ultrapure Water Plant by Avijit Dey, Gareth Thomas, Kiran Arun Kekre and Tao Guihe THMs in water pose a greater risk in pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries where the slightest contamination creates big problems...  read more   Sanitation: Pollution-Free Conversion of Sludge for Effective Wastewater Applications by William T. Wofford Small communities and companies maintaining wastewater treatment facilities face a tedious, costly proposition in dealing with sludge...  read more   Wet Waste Issues: Commercial and Industrial Applications by Chuck Cini Reducing wet waste solids in commercial operations can be a critical issue in assisting businesses to meet growing restrictions on effluent streams...  read more
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Columns
	Viewpoint: WQA President -- The Year in Review read more   A Hybrid Approach in the Old Pueblo: Rainmaker Technologies, of Tucson, Ariz., Lets the Sun Shine In read more   World Spotlight: Organizations Team Up in Bringing Clean Drinking Water to Guatemala read more   An Exchange with DI Water’s Jim Hunt read more   Testing of Microbiological Water Treatment Devices read more   Children at Increased Risk of Waterborne Contamination read more   Website of the Month: From the Floor to the Podium -- Getting Inside the Trade Show read more