September 2002 Volume 44 Number 9
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	INTERNATIONAL: Making a World of Difference -- The Outlook for the WQA World Assembly Division by Andrew Warnes The idea for starting the WQA World Assembly Division began in 1992 during a WQA Internatioanl Committee meeting at Chicago's O'Hare Airport...  read more   INTERNATIONAL: Russia -- The Changing Tide in the Water Sector by K. Ravi Russia's track record in water and wastewater infrastructure isn't enviable, if one goes by the following statistics...  read more   INTERNATIONAL: Getting to the Point in Europe -- POU Grows Despite Entrenched ‘Natural’ Culture by Gary Roethenbaugh Europe's consumers tend to be aufait, or well informed, about the hydration message that water providers repeatedly label marketing intiatives....  read more   INTERNATIONAL: Aqua Europa -- A Shuffle at the Top Luc Chantraine appointed as president in contentious voting for new leadership. More neutral head opens door for expeditious resolution of harmonization conflicts...  read more   INTERNATIONAL: The UK and European Acceptance Scheme -- The Effects of Materials on Water Quality by Guy Franklin Water intended for human consumption is treated to remove harmful substances and transmitted through pipes to the consumer..  read more   INTERNATIONAL: Water Well Drilling -- Saving the Outskirts of Turkey with Drinking Water by Peggy Striegel and Suzanne Ortiz Recently, seven water well drilling rigs via an American company were sold to the Turkish government...  read more   INTERNATIONAL: North American Development Bank -- Initiatives in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region by Linda D. Wurts Martinez Along the U.S./Mexico border where Arizona sits -- about 225 million years ago -- was a swampy playground for dinosaurs...   read more   INTERNATIONAL: H2O Americas -- Developing a Vision for the Hemisphere by Hans P. Beets The 2002 Annual Institute of the Americas water conference brought together key decision-makers from US and Latin American businesses and governments...   read more   INTERNATIONAL: On-Site Mixed Oxidants Demonstrate Benefits in Puerto Rico by Carlos Gonzalez Bouyed by stateside evidence supporting its claims one company is looking to expand by implementing on-site mixed oxidant generators in Puerto Rico...  read more   INTERNATIONAL: Does Point-of-Use for the Developing World Really Work? by Thomas P. Warwick When the goal is to bring potable water to developing countries, a point-of-use device's technology is only a small part of the solution...  read more
Features
	Putting Strength in Filtering Operations: Valve Actuators for Water Works Plants by Fred Underwood Due to stricter government rules, water plants must meet certain conditions regarding their operations. None is more crucial than the filtering process...  read more   The Benefits of Nitrogen Monitoring by High Temperature Combustion by Mike Purcell and Brian Wallace Failure to control nitrogen effluent can cost time and money. Total nitrogen by high temperature combustion oxidation offers a quick, efficient way to...  read more   Marketing in a Slow Economy -- Five Tips for Survivors by Sally Koepke When the economy is down, consider new ways to make customers sit up and take notice. Examples here are from Pentair, Parker Hannifin, CUNO, Kinetico and Nelsen Corp...  read more   pH & Carbon, Part 2 of 2: Causes of pH Changes through Activated Carbon Adsorbers by Mick Greenbank, Ph.D., Henry G. Nowicki, Ph.D., and Barbara Sherman A change in water's pH indicates a shift in the balance between acids and bases -- and is usually caused by an addition of an impurity...  read more   A Detective’s Approach to Successful Water Treatment Projects by Robert Slovak Author of the WQA's A Practical Application Manual for Residential, Point of Use Reverse Osmosis Systems offers tips for water treatment professionals...  read more   ASCE’s Water Treatment Competition: Civil Engineering Students Compete in a Battle of Mind Over Filth by Lindsay J. Keller The first ever student competition was held in June at the University of Wisconsin as part of the 150th anniversary of the American Society of Civil Engineers...  read more
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	Bioterrorism Awareness: An Interview with the Lake Bluff, Ill., Fire Chief by Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor Not only is Robert Graham chief of the Lake Bluff Volunteer Fire Department near Chicago, he's a member of a state committee on disaster and bioterrorism preparedness and spoke on the subject to the Illinois WQA chapter...  read more
Columns
	Viewpoint: Waterborne Contaminants Around the World, Aquatech Amsterdam & 9/11 Revisited read more   Where Hard Water Equals a Jolly Good Ol' Time: Harvey Softeners Ltd., of Surrey, United Kingdom read more   Bottom Line: Is Your Communication Clearly Misunderstood? read more   A Moment with Enting’s Mel Entingh read more   China -- A Changing Landscape for Manufacturers and Certifiers read more   Bioremediation: Using Microbes to Clean Up Hazardous Waste read more   Website of the Month: Site-Seeing Around the World -- Exploring Water with the Net read more