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Automatically Regenerable Point of Entry Nitrate Reduction System

Nitrate levels, in all water worldwide, are rising due to the use of inorganic fertilizers. Nitrate concentrations are also rising in ground water in the United States, especially in the farming states....

True Point of Entry Reverse Osmosis (RO) Systems

Over the last eight years, HANS Premium Water has been working on developing many different variations of water filtration systems with the goal of helping developing countries solve their clean water problems.

ASSE / IAPMO Water Treatment Standards and the Codes

Over the past seven years, the water treatment industry has been working closely with ASSE International and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to develop product standards. Prior to...

Invisible No More

Infection control has become the new normal for building owners and managers who anticipate a reopening, and ultimately normalization, of building occupancy. The risk to the general public is not restricted by...

Factory-built Packaged Plumbing and Mechanical Systems

COVID’s impact on moving people out of buildings is influencing architects and contractors to plan how to bring people back in. There is a focus on disinfection in HVAC systems and a...

Medical Gas Resiliency

When the pandemic first hit in the United States in 2020, hospitals began to see an influx of patients requiring respiration assistance. As hospitals began to put more and more patients on...

The Beginner’s Guide to Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control

There are few things as important as access to safe, clean drinking water. Water is necessary to sustain all life on our planet. It is a need that exists everywhere — in...

Mechanical Cross-Connection Control 101

An unwanted or undesirable reversal of flow in a piping system is simply known as backflow. Because fluids generally flow from high pressure to low pressure, the hydraulics of backflow can occur...

Atmospheric Vacuum Breakers (AVBs) Keep Passengers Safe

Safran has over 60 successful years of aircraft toilet development and manufacturing. There have been a myriad of challenges in the aircraft toilet world during that time. It all started with production...

Raising the Standard

Innovative technology and advanced new product development in water temperature control have delivered hardware and software that enable those responsible for hot water system design, operation, and maintenance to comply with key...