Water is an essential part of everyday life. Not only is it necessary for our basic survival, but we also use water for everything from cleaning to bathing to nurturing our lawns to washing and more. Luckily, we have an influx of water and the U.S. has the cleanest water supply in the world. However, […]

We take advantage of things every day. That there will be food on our plates, decent clothing for us to wear and when we go outside, clean air to breathe. What about your water? We take advantage of our water resources every day. The faucet flips on with ease and out pours the liquid we […]

The United States has the safest water supply in the world. That’s pretty impressive when you think about it. However, just those statistics alone aren’t enough and they don’t inform you about the quality and safety of the water coming out of your own faucet. That’s because drinking water varies from place to place, depending […]

According to the dictionary, arsenic is defined as; the chemical element of atomic number 33, a brittle steel-gray metalloid. A mineral that occurs naturally in soil, bedrock and water and is odorless and tasteless. Now that the basics are understood, does the home you live in or place you work need to be tested? If […]

Brenda Davy, PhD, an associate professor of nutrition at Virginia Tech and senior author of a new study, says that drinking just two 8-ounce glasses of water before meals helps people melt pounds away.  Davy says water makes people feel fuller, inducing them to eat less food. What are some of the many reasons that […]

Is there a “Water Crisis?” – Improving Water Quality through Water Filtration According to the “International Bottled Water Association”, in 2011, total U.S. bottled water consumption increased to 9.1 billion gallons, up from 8.75 billion gallons in 2010.  While all other major beverage categories such as carbonated soft drinks, milk, and fruit beverages continue to […]

UV Water Treatment Systems Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is a disinfection method that uses ultraviolet (UV) light at sufficiently short wavelength to kill microorganisms. It is used in a variety of applications, such as food, air and water purification. It is effective in destroying the nucleic acids in these organisms so that their DNA is […]