November 2002 Volume 44 Number 11
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	Water Conditioners: Tannin Removal -- Trial and Error for the Best Application by Mike Keller The science of removing tannins from potable water is promulgated by purveyors of several water treatment technologies...  read more   Ion Exchange: Nuclear Plant Improves Efficiency and Water Quality with New Gel Resins by Stephen W. Najmy New ion exchange resins and procedure modifications for regenerating and remixing resin enabled one nuclear power station to significantly improve performance...  read more
Features
	Mid-Year Express: Arizona WQA Meeting Highlighted by Tighter, Shorter Schedule by Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor and Ronald Y. Pérez, WC&P Managing Editor The turmoil at the WQA's national convention in New Orleans in March seemed to have evaporated in the late summer heat at the Mid-Year Leadership Conference, hosted by Sedona, Ariz...  read more   Down to the Bone in the Arizona Desert: A Meeting-By-Meeting Report on the WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference by Ronald Y. Pérez, WC&P Managing Editor, and Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor The WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference, Sept. 11-13, covered as much ground on major issues in its new abridged form than the prior five-day version...  read more   GAC/PAC: Use of Powdered Activated Carbon for Potable Water Treatment in Small Systems by Dr. Mick Greenbank and Jim Knepper Powdered activated carbon is occasionally confused with granular activated carbon as having similar physical and performance attributes...  read more   Absolute & Nominal: Cartridge Filters and Ratings by Vikas Thusoo Since the industry has yet to formulate a standard for rating a filter cartridge, more emphasis should be placed on consumer awareness and validation...  read more   Looking for and Measuring the Silver Lining: A Visual Method for Determining Trace Silver Concentrations by Dan Kroll Measurement of trace metals in drinking water has always posed serious analytical problems. Thus, concern over silver, which can be used as a biocidal or bacteriostatic agent...  read more   SPECIAL REPORT: EPA’s Whitman Announces GAP Analysis Report at WEFTEC by David H. Martin Chicago's McCormick Place hosted the WEFTEC show Sept. 28-Oct. 2, drawing a crowd of roughly 15,000 and highlighted by keynote speaker USEPA chief Christine Todd Whitman...  read more
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Columns
	Viewpoint: Quebec Finally Splits from the Rest of Canada... on Certification read more   Circuit Riding Near Devil’s Tower: Western Water Conditioning of Gillette, Wyo. read more   World Spotlight: Electrolytically Active Water -- Using Chemical-Free Technology to Clean Up Wells in Botswana read more   Durda Fills Niche at Aeration Industries Int’l read more   The Role of ANSI in Drinking Water Product Standards, Testing and Certification read more   The Importance of Water Quality to the Food Industry read more   Website of the Month: Providing a ’Net for Safe Drinking Water -- Making Sites ‘Green’ with Envy read more