Disinfection

The Aftereffects. Unless you live under a rock, you are likely aware that a freight train derailed in a small town in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line at about 9 PM on February 3rd. There were more than 100 cars on this train, about twenty of which were classified as carrying “Hazardous Materials.” It turns out some of those cars were carrying vinyl chloride. Vinyl ch...

“Rainwater harvesting” is simply the collecting and using rainwater as a way to conserve resources. Some people use rainwater for watering plants, cleaning, bathing, and even drinking. Like any water treatment process, it is vitally important that a rainwater harvesting system be properly engineered and that it be maintained efficiently so as to not compromise water quality. Should you want...

In May of 2022, Todd Francis, the President of First Serve Cleaning & Restoration of Indianapolis, Indiana, contacted Mark Timmons, the President of US Water Systems. Todd had just invested a considerable sum of money into the purchase of a High-Tech Oriental Rug Cleaning Machine, and he wanted to take the cleaning of Oriental Rugs to a new level...

There is an old saying that “nothing lasts forever.” However, I am going to suggest that whoever wrote that knew nothing about PFAS. PFAS are now called the “forever chemicals” because they are super resistant to chemical, biological, and thermal degradation. The actual name of these man-made compounds are Perfluorooctanic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). 

In the 1950s, Eastern Europe was the first to use hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for drinking water disinfection. H2O2 is known for its high oxidative and biocidal efficiency. Hydrogen peroxide has not been used often for drinking water disinfection, but its popularity seems to increase each year

Reverse osmosis is considered one of the most effective forms of water treatment today. No matter what types of contaminants you’re looking to filter out of your drinking water, it’s likely that reverse osmosis can help you achieve the results you’re looking for. 

Unless you live in a part of the country where the weather is always hot or always pretty cold, you most likely have some type of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System.  In a modern home, that HVAC system may consist of the following components:  Furnace  Air Conditioner  Humidifier  Media Filter  Electronic Air Cleaner or Ultraviolet Air Disin...

With all of this year's madness, 2020 will likely go down in history as one of the craziest years ever. To make matters worse, now city officials in Lake Jackson, Texas, have issued a disaster declaration on September 26, 2020, in response to drinking water contaminated with a brain-eating amoeba. The city is under a "do not use water order," and has requested an emergency declaration from the state.

Recently, a customer asked the following question: You say the Disrupter tannin filter is successful 85-90% of the time.  What are the causes of the 10-15% non-successes?  Are you not able to test water beforehand to know whether or not the filter will remove the tannins successfully? I wish it were that simple, but it isn't!  We have identified several contaminants that affect th...

At the onset of the current pandemic, the WHO and CDC said masks were overkill for ordinary people and should be conserved for health workers. Later, the CDC recommended masks only for people with COVID-19 symptoms.

Bacteria and viruses exist in many places, which we are aware of some that we don't know about as readily.  We know that there can be bacteria in our drinking water.  Even if you have municipal water, sometimes you are informed that you should not drink it. 

We have been getting this question a lot because stores are running out of hand-sanitizer and chlorine wipes in record numbers. Most people are concerned with protecting their families from the spread of COVID-19 and are looking for answers. Wash Your HandsLet me remind you that good old soap, water, and thruough handwashing goes a long way in protecting anyone, so don&rsq...