drinking water for schools Articles
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Evaluation of a silver-ion based purification system for rainwater harvesting at a small-scale community level
Silver has been known for centuries to be a powerful disinfectant, with no known harmful effects to humans if applied in adequate doses. Although its use was partially discontinued with the advent of chlorination and modern antibiotics, the discovery of bacterial resistance and disinfection by-products has enabled its re-emergence as a viable water purification option. On the other hand, ...
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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) – Implications for Labs & Utilities
Have you noticed an increased demand in lead and copper testing? This is likely due to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Lead in Drinking Water Old, leaching pipes can cause lead to enter the water we drink, which ends up in our bodies when we cook our food or prepare formula for babies. Lead is a highly toxic pollutant that can damage neurological, ...
By MANTECH Inc.
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Sustainable alternative to the centralized paradigm
The use of decentralized/distributed sewering is an emerging trend intended to bridge the gap between both central sewer and residential septic systems. Upgrading and improving a city’s wastewater-treatment infrastructure is one of the most important public policy issues and the most costly. Often not an environmental benefit, there is conclusive evidence that centralized sewer collection ...
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Project profile - uranium treatment system Middletown Springs Elementary School Vermont
Background The Middletown Springs Elementary School in Vermont is located in an area of the U.S. very susceptible to the formation of naturally-occurring uranium. Due to the high levels of uranium detected in the well water serving the School, it was placed on a “Do-not-Drink Advisory”. AdEdge was contacted by Otter Creek Engineering in June 2009 to assist the School in providing a ...
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Project profile - Brandywine Elementary School New Palestine, Indiana AD26 arsenic, iron, manganese removal system
Background In July 2009, AdEdge Technologies Inc. (AdEdge) was contacted by Ladd Engineering, Inc. to provide a proposal for the Brandywine Elementary School in the Southern Hancock School District. Shortly thereafter, AdEdge was selected to provide a potable water treatment system to the school to reduce elevated levels of arsenic, iron, and manganese that exceeded drinking water standards. ...
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Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) - Case Study
The challenge CDPHE needed to replace an existing, outdated LIMS with a system that better met its needs for instrument integration, a customer-facing web portal, and enabled better and more automated reporting. Years later, a second challenge arose due to the increased demand for the lab because of the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring more scalable infrastructure. The Solution The solution ...
By Clinisys
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AWWA Member Spotlight – Jeanine Dudle, Ph.D., P.E., Brookfield, Mass.
Job title and employer: Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Education: B.S., Civil Engineering, Cornell University; M.S., Environmental Engineering, and Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst Job duties: I teach undergraduate courses in environmental engineering and laboratory methods and advise student ...
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What’s in those new plastic pipes delivering drinking water?
Lingering questions leave some concerned about a new generation of plumbing material The calls and e-mails arrive as often as several times a week from people with concerns about drinking water. Some of the callers — who include homeowners, architects and builders — want to know why their water smells like gasoline. Others want to know which kinds of pipes to install to minimize ...
By Ensia
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