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Water Treatment Industry Insight

Contaminants in Potable Water Series

LEAD | The most common sources of lead in drinking water are lead pipes that carry drinking water from the water source to the home or business, lead faucets, and lead plumbing fixtures (such as solder 50/50, instead of lead-free, and lead pipe fittings). In 1986...

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Proper Filtration Sizing and Application

One of the most mis-applied & mis-sized pieces of equipment is Filtration! Cartridge Filters are used in a wide variety of applications, from whole house water filters (1-30 Micron range generally) to pre-filters on your Reverse Osmosis System (1 or 5 Micron Recommended). The main objective...

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Boosting RO Systems: Pump Design Essentials

Water purification pumps (type and design) are one of the most crucial components to keeping a Reverse Osmosis Purified Water System running and not shutting down production!  From an industrial paint line, labs for hospital & research,  a pharmaceutical production line, to purified water used for...

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Electrodeionization (EDI)

Electrodeionization (EDI) is a form of high purity water treatment technology. It replaces the use of portable mixed bed deionization. EDI uses a small amount of electricity to continuously regenerate the resin. Traditional mixed bed deionization requires exchange by your local service provider. The service provider then has...

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Does Reverse Osmosis Soften Water?

Softening the water refers to the act of actively removing certain particles from the water. These hard particles include magnesium salts and dissolved calcium salts from the water.  Water that contains these particles is undesirable for industrial use. This is largely because water with such...