bottled water product Articles
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Facts about Fluoride in Water
Previously, the only route of exposure to fluoride was by drinking water or food that contained natural sources of fluoride. Currently, exposure to fluoride comes from more sources including fluoridated dental products such as toothpaste and mouthwash, as well as the addition of fluoride to drinking water, for reducing tooth decay. Some bottled water products (such as spring water) can contain ...
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Energy implications of bottled water
As bottled water use continues to expand around the world, there is growing interest in the environmental, economical, and social implications of that use, including concerns about waste generation, proper use of groundwater, hydrologic effects on local surface and groundwater, economic costs, and more. A key concern is how much energy is required to produce and use bottled water. This paper ...
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Waterlogic International December 2007 newsletter
Although coolers have become a traditional placefor office workers to exchange the latest gossip, a London council has deemed them - and bottled water - environmentally unfriendly and is insisting that staff switch to the tap variety instead.Islington council believes it will save more than £8,000 a year on bottled water and thousands more on coolers after it agreed to stop paying for them. The ...
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Permeation testing of PET bottles in the production of mineral water - Case Study
S.Pellegrino mineral water is recognized globally as one of the leading mineral waters on the market. Flowing from a thermal springs in the heart of the Orobic Alps, its properties were known and appreciated since the thirteenth century. In the late nineteenth century it reached peak popularity. In response to the growing demand for entire cases of water from the springs in 1899 the modern ...
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The green document
Replacing bottled water with Waterlogic POU units significantly reduces negative impact on the environment. Waterlogic products are by nature a disruptive technology replacing bottled water and promoting a positive effect on the environment: • Reducing fuel consumption resulting in CO2 emissions and traffic congestion caused by delivery trucks on the road moving bottles• Eliminating wasted ...
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Bottled Water Boycotts: Back to-the-Tap Movement Gains Momentum
From San Francisco to New York to Paris, city governments, high-class restaurants, schools, and religious groups are ditching bottled water in favor of what comes out of the faucet. With people no longer content to pay 1,000 times as much for bottled water, a product no better than water from the tap, a backlash against bottled water is growing. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which ...
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Ozone for Bottling Applications
Over the last decades there has been an increasing demand for water in bottles, cans, etc.. This demand or trend, which has many reasons beyond the scope of this paper, has drawn manufacturers' attention to the necessity for specialised filling techniques. One particular problem that plagues the bottled water industry is the microbial quality of the bottled products. In the more recent past, ...
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Laundry Oxidation System Saves Money & Time for Hotel
A recent trial at a local San Antonio hotel using the Ecotex Laundry Oxidation System, has yielded results proving the company's claim that significant savings can be realized in water, natural gas, chemical use, and labor. For this 120 room hotel, a savings of over 250,000 gallons of water per year will be realized, while improving the quality and cleanliness of the laundry being processed. The ...
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Field comparison of solar water disinfection (SODIS) efficacy between glass and polyethylene terephalate (PET) plastic bottles under sub-Saharan weather conditions
Concerns about photodegradation products leaching from plastic bottle material into water during solar water disinfection (SODIS) are a major psychological barrier to increased uptake of SODIS. In this study, a comparison of SODIS efficacy using glass and plastic polyethylene terephalate (PET) bottles was carried out under strong real sunlight and overcast weather conditions at Makerere ...
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A Closer Look | NOV 2017 Sebright Products with Gary Brinkman
Sebright Products, a family owned and operated company, got its start in 1984, according to Gary Brinkmann, the company’s director of multinational sales. At the beginning, the company built compactors. Now, it’s “one of the most innovative manufacturers of waste and recycling equipment in the entire world,” Brinkman said. “We are a solution designer that ...
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Comparison of Continuous Electrodeionization Devices
Electrodeionization (EDI) is the standard method of generating high purity water bypolishing reverse osmosis permeate. The technology utilizes electrical current toremove ionic impurities while continuously regenerating cation and anion exchange resins. EDI is utilized in all industries that require higher purity water than RO alone can produce including power, pharmaceutical, electronics, ...
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Developments in string wound filter cartridges
String wound filter cartridges are the most commonly used filtration media for reducing contamination in water and other liquids. Filtration applications include reverse osmosis and water softening prefiltration, boiler feed water for steam generation, cooling towers and heat exchangers, bottled water, edible oils, oil and gas production, process water for textiles, electroplating and anodizing ...
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UV, a bright future for the water industry
The use of Ultra Violet (UV) light has now become standard practice in most municipal waste water treatment processes. Effluent is now starting to be recognised as a valuable resource, not a problem that needs to be dumped. Many waste water facilities are being renamed as water reclamation facilities, and whether the waste water is being discharged into a river, being used to irrigate crops, or ...
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UV set to dominate the municipal industry
The use of Ultra Violet (UV) light has now become standard practice in most municipal waste water treatment processes. Effluent is now starting to be recognised as a valuable resource, not a problem that needs to be dumped. Many waste water facilities are being renamed as water reclamation facilities, and whether the waste water is being discharged into a river, being used to irrigate crops, or ...
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‘Kyoto cost’ of various production and recycling processes
‘Kyoto cost' of various production and recycling processes: An interesting take on the the total CO2 emissions released during the lifetime of various containers used in the manufacturing and delivery of bottled water and other fluid products typically consumed in North America and Europe. Despite a change in government and a Conservative pre-election pledge to opt out of the Kyoto ...
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Heavy Metals in Waste
Untitled Document Summary and discussion The aim of this report has been to demonstrate the existing knowledge regardng the harmful effects of heavy metals, the principal routes for the metals via waste management systems to the environment and the strength and weaknesses of recycling and substitution as options for risk reduction. Harmful effects Mainly related ...
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