Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

Déjà vu all over again – Romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli from irrigation water

By: Brian Grochowski Back in June 2018, 210 people were infected with E. coli O157:H7 and 96 people were hospitalized, and five people died having consumed contaminated romaine lettuce. The source of contamination was found to be the canal water used to irrigate the lettuce. Fewer than six months after that outbreak, a similar event 


Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

Aquionics UV solution reduces energy and maintenance costs at City of Silverton wastewater treatment plant

UV disinfection technology treats one million gallons of wastewater per day for reuse in award-winning botanical garden irrigation project Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems from Aquionics are producing significant energy and maintenance savings for a wastewater treatment plant in the City of Silverton, Oregon. The facility collects all the residential, commercial and industrial wastewater produced by 


Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

Valcour Process Technologies to provide Aquionics UV technology to Cheese Producers

Aquionics has entered into a partnership agreement with Valcour Process Technologies for the distribution of its ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems to cheese producers in the upper Midwest. The agreement enables Valcour to offer Aquionics UVEO and UVEO H products for pasteurized equivalent water applications across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Wisconsin, where there is a 


Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

Summer is over. What now for my UV system?

Many operators of aquatics facilities are asking that question. With the summer over, what must I do to prepare my outdoor UV system for the winter months or indeed, what is required should my UV system be shut down for an extended period of time? There are several basic steps that should be taken when 


Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

The Benefits of UV Disinfection in Liquid Sugar Manufacturing

  In an increasingly regulated and safety-conscious market, the liquid sugar processing industry must meet ever more stringent quality standards. Concentrated sugar syrups have a high osmotic pressure, and although this prevents microorganisms from growing and reproducing, they can still survive in spore form and may grow once the syrup is diluted. Microbial growth can 


Friday, October 19th, 2018

City of Silverton, OR WWTP

The City of Silverton is known as Oregon’s Garden City and sends one million gallons a day of treated effluent to the Oregon Gardens, returning the remainder to Silver Creek. The treatment facility comprises several traditional wastewater treatment technologies including secondary treatment by activated sludge, clarification and disinfection by UV. The nearby Oregon Gardens is 


Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Emory University Water Hub

The Emory University Campus Water Hub is an onsite water recycling system that uses hydroponic technology as part of a unique treatment process. The system is capable of recycling up to 400,000 gallons of water per day, which will reduce the amount of drinking water the university will draw from the Atlanta municipal water supply 


Tuesday, September 11th, 2018

Foodborne Illness is on The Rise. Can the FSMA Help?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six Americans get a foodborne illness each year, which means that approximately 48 million people become sick due to one of the 31 pathogens. About 128,000 of those end up in the hospital, while 3,000 die. Of the31 pathogens, many are common and 


Friday, August 17th, 2018

Expanded sales team helps Aquionics support complex municipal water treatment challenges

August 8, 2018 Aquionics has announced a key appointment that strengthens its position as a leading provider of high-quality ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology. Steve Doyle will assume the role of Regional Sales Manager for the United States western territory and will be responsible for providing efficient and reliable water and wastewater treatment solutions to the 


Friday, August 17th, 2018

Todays Technology Can Protect Shrimp From Harmful Disease

There are five viral pathogens of penaeid shrimp listed by the World Organization for Animal Health. IHHNV infectious hypodermal & hematopoietic necrosis virus YHV yellow head virus TSV Taura syndrome virus WSSV white spot syndrome virus IMNV infectious myonecrosis virus IHHNV also knowns as Penaeus stylirostris densovirus (PstDNV) was the first reported virus to affect