Because Legionnaires’ Disease is the most common result of a Legionella bacteria infection, legionellosis is often used as a synonym for Legionnaires’ Disease, when there are actually multiple other diseases that can result from a Legionella bacteria infection. A...
Who is in Charge of Regulating Safe Drinking Water? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), created in 1970, was tasked with regulating the United States’ drinking water supply in 1974 after the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed by the House of...
What is Legionella? Legionella refers to a gram-negative bacteria, which requires the presence of cysteine and iron to grow. This bacteria grows in freshwater environments, occurring in nature in lakes, streams, rivers, and groundwater. Legionella can also...
Chlorine dioxide is a yellowish-green gas commonly used for water disinfection. It’s valuable due to its anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. It consists of one chlorine and two oxygen atoms. Read this article to know more about the common uses of chlorine...
A town’s water supply is its lifeblood. Municipal water facilities are responsible for delivering a safe, clean supply of water to homes and businesses. If water reservoirs and systems are left improperly treated, the municipality could have a sick population on its...
Australian company, Water Treatment Services (Aust) Pty Ltd (“WTS”) has entered into a distributorship agreement with USA based PureLine to distribute PureMax™ chlorine dioxide (ClO2) technology to the Australasian region. Water Treatment Services (Aust) Pty Ltd is an...
