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Putting Bacteria on the Hot Seat, Food Quality, August 2005
Faced with an increasing need to maintain carbon and carbon towers in a sanitary condition, the food and beverage industry requires a consistent, reliable sanitization method. Heat optimized technology (HOT) helps address this need.

Activated Carbon Systems Remove Organics, H2S from Sewer Gas Streams, Canadian Environmental Protection, July/August 2005
Odorous compounds can permeate residential neighborhoods and affect the health and overall working environment for publicly owned treatment works (POTW) personnel. In addition, some of the acidic gases present can severely corrode equipment and concrete. For these reasons, odor control is becoming more of a necessity and less of a nicety. (Note: Used with permission from Canadian Environmental Protection.)

Essential Criteria for Selecting an Ultraviolet Disinfection System, Journal AWWA, July 2005 
During the past 12 years, waterborne diseases have caused numerous fatalities and sickened thousands of other people.  The two largest North American outbreaks -- Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1993 and Escherichia coli in Walkerton, Ont., in 2000 -- underscored the need for a multiple-barrier approach to disinfecting drinking water treatment. (Note: permission to link to this article was granted by AWWA.)

Wastewater Treatment Plant Goes the Distance, Chemical Processing, May 2005
A mobile reverse osmosis (RO) system from USFilter effectively treated water at an abandoned fertilizer plant. This allowed system effluent to be discharged into Tampa Bay without environmental impact.