drinking water Articles
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Evaluation of consumers’ preferences on drinking waters considering the information provision effect
Despite a high drinkable quality, many people avoid tap water because of vague anxiety about its safety. Conjoint analysis (CA) was conducted to determine what factors are considered important for consumers’ selection of drinking water. The information provision effect was also investigated inside CA profiles using different model equations. Results indicate that the perception of the safety ...
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Where can we apply GENAQ technology?
GENAQ researches, develops, and markets atmospheric water generators. As you have already read in previous posts, our technology allows us to generate water through the humidity of the air and, all this, in any corner of the world. But do you know exactly what applications it can be used for? There are three types: water dispenser, remote locations, and emergency response. For the first ...
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How Arsenic Is Removed from Drinking Water
Drinking water is a vital and life-giving resource. Clean and filtered drinking water keeps you healthy and safe from harmful chemicals that can immediately harm you or slowly damage your body. That is why arsenic removal from drinking water should be handled by professionals, and it should be done to all possible sources of water that supply homes and businesses. Those who are dedicated to ...
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Quench water coolers can help eliminate common water dangers
Americans are a thirsty population and water continues to be the most popular drink of choice in the United States. In fact, according to Beverage Marketing, Americans are consuming water in greater quantities than ever before, drinking 1.2 times more water than they were a decade ago. This increase has led to a total of 91 billion gallons of water consumed in 2011, an astronomical amount. ...
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KK and Water Wellbeing Helping the Environment
Water Wellbeing Ltd has two operational trading companies. Edgar’s Water and Wellbeing People. Edgar’s Water supplies water coolers, bottled drinking water and fresh fruit deliveries throughout the UK to any organisations that needs to hydrate their workforce. They operate over six sites and are distributing throughout the UK via 100 fleet vehicles. The original bottling company was ...
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Thermal energy from drinking water and cost benefit analysis for an entire city
The municipality of Almere is planning to develop a new carbon neutral neighbourhood. The area is located close to a treated water storage facility. By extracting enough thermal energy to provide 900 homes with energy for space heating and heating tap water, the temperature of the treated water is lowered by 1.16 °C. This could lead to an increase in the energy required to heat water for ...
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Short Showers Replace Deep Baths: Drought Conditions Changing the Way Society Thinks About Water Infrastructure
While proactive water conservation is a smart way for consumers to react to climate change, the crisis puts increased pressure on water utilities to better manage their resources and pipeline networks. Change is in the air. One only needs to check the daily news to understand why climate change, drought and water infrastructure have become frequent buzzwords heard around the water cooler. For ...
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Chlorine Residuals In A Newly Mixed Potable Water Storage Tank
Active mixing is one of the best, most sure-fire methods to maintain water quality in your potable water storage tanks. The following are some key concepts to understand when it comes to newly introduced active mixing and the chlorine residual in your already-in-use tanks. The Unmixed Tank Condition Without an active mixer in the tank, water quality is dependent on incidental mixing caused by ...
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The new Human&Friendly challenge: the #PlasticFree revolution
HFiltration has always paid attention to the environment not only through what it produces, but also through a daily commitment because the company is also an example for our colleagues, partners and customers. The sustainability pass through the quality of our products and the awareness raising actions towards the environmental issues that we feel close to us. From September 2nd, HFiltration ...
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Water insecurity in Indigenous Canada: a community-based inter-disciplinary approach
Water insecurity in Northern Indigenous communities in Canada remains a pressing problem, with multiple dimensions and health impacts. We carried out a case study of long-term water insecurity in the Southern Inuit island community of Black Tickle, Labrador, where there is no piped water and people rely on an under-funded potable water dispensing unit (PWDU) and unmonitored water sources. Our ...
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The truth is: Water isn`t free
Dust control is a serious issue for mines around the world. The primary source of dust for mining operations comes from unpaved roads, amongst several other smaller sources. This dust poses a serious threat to the safety and environmental sustainability of the operation. In many cases, mines use water alone to control dust. Even though it might seem like an easy solution, it’s a very ...
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Water layering and full-depth mixing
How water layering affects tank water quality— and why full-depth mixing is one solution. Potable water storage tanks are a necessary part of the water distribution system, providing pressure and enough supply for daily and emergency use. Vet, the AWWA estimates that 65 percent of them, over 200,000 tanks, have water quality problems. These problems—common in both chlorine and ...
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