by Sedrik Newbern | Oct 11, 2021 | Healthcare
Despite incredible advances in modern medicine over the last century, bacteria-born illness remains prevalent in hospitals. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) may be caught by patients seeking treatment for any ailment. Moreover, HAIs can impact healthcare staff...
by Sedrik Newbern | Oct 4, 2021 | Oil and Gas
As long as fracking is utilized in the drilling of oil and gas, water disposal will continue to be a consideration. According to the Groundwater Protection Council (GWPC), each fracking well uses about 45 million liters. As such, the industry generates enormous...
by Alex Whitmore | Sep 28, 2021 | Water Treatment
To enjoy clean water, it must be treated first. Explore why chlorine dioxide should be used to treat water systems. Have you ever wondered how the water you drink becomes safe to consume? Turning on the faucet and being met with a clean stream of water involves a...
by Alex Whitmore | Sep 21, 2021 | Food Safety
Chlorine dioxide gas, also known as CIO2, is a powerful and versatile chemical solution gaining traction among food processors looking for more effective sanitation agents. Despite an association with bleach (chlorine), chlorine dioxide is very different. Chlorine...
by Sedrik Newbern | Sep 6, 2021 | Food Safety
Disinfection, sterilization, and sanitation are all terms that have been used quite heavily over the past two years given the pandemic. In laymen speak, these words seem to be used interchangeably. The idea is that any of these words communicates an ‘elimination’ of...
by Sedrik Newbern | Aug 25, 2021 | Academic, Water Treatment
There have been serious questions and apparent discrepancies in both laboratory and field work regarding whether chlorine dioxide is harmful to thin film composite RO membranes.[1] The presence of metals, specifically iron, as part of the fouling deposit found on RO...
