Disinfection of drinking water often involves a trade off between inactivating pathogens and creating undesirable disinfection by products in water. Because chlorination is still the most widely used method of disinfection, problems with the formation of chlorinated byproducts due to the interaction of chlorine with organic compounds found in water is a major issue. Two […]
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New Standards to Impact the Use of Hypochlorite for Drinking Water
Changes to NSF/ANSI Standard 60 may impact the use of sodium hypochlorite in drinking water systems. New rules are being considered for the contaminates bromate, perchlorate and chlorate, all of which can be traced to sodium hypochlorite. US drinking water systems are concerned about disinfection products that might contaminate the water either from contaminants that […]
Japan Ozone Association Meeting Holds 20th Annual Conference
Ozone News reported that the Japan Ozone Association held their 20th annual conference in Chiba, Japan in late June of this year. Forty two papers and 9 poster presentations were made. 160 people attended the meeting including engineers, researchers and managers from water treatment utilities and many other companies in the ozone industry as well […]