Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Increases in Recreational Water Illness at Hotels Needs More Attention

A great focal point of a family vacation is often the hotel pool. It can be loud, the sun loungers scarce and dry towels hard to find, but the children love it and you can almost ignore the inevitable screams of delight to allow yourself a few minutes to relax. Hundreds of thousands of us 


Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

Protecting Crustacean Farming From Viruses

By: Brian Grochowski Fish and seafood are becoming an increasingly significant part of our daily diet. It is estimated that 2.9 billion people obtain 20% of their protein from fish and seafood and a further 4.3 billion people obtain 15% of protein from this food source. The commercial fishing industry has responded to this demand, 


Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

Water Quality is the Key to Successful Fish Farming

Fish Farming has been the fastest-growing food production sector over the past 20 years and the global trade in fish and fishery products has seen record growth over the past seven years. Countries such as the US, Japan, France and Spain are the consumption leaders and sales are forecast to hit $150bn in 2018, an 


Tuesday, May 8th, 2018

Zebra and Quagga Mussel Control in the Power Industry

Aquatic invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels can be a nuisance to the power generation industry. For facilities that use surface water, where these mussels are prevalent, this nuisance can be quite costly. The biggest area of concern is where the adhesion of mussels to the intake water lines causes restricted flow, reduces 


Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Importance of water when training for a marathon.

My colleagues at Aquionics, Berson and Hanovia have been giving me plenty of encouragement and support as I prepare to tackle the daunting challenge of running the London Marathon on April 22nd. Inspired by my wife Amanda’s tremendous efforts last year, I will be dragging myself around the 26.2-mile course and raising money for the 


Monday, March 26th, 2018

Do you drink plastic?

The recently released Orb Media study revealing that around 93% of the bottled water they tested showed ‘some sign of microplastic contamination’, has seen the bottled water industry and leading producers taking a defensive position.


Monday, March 19th, 2018

Water Process Flow – More Than Just Gallons Per Minute

There are a several variables that need to be considered when sizing a new UV disinfection system. One of the most obvious variables is the flow rate of the water through the system. However, there is more to a flow rate than just determining a `m³/hr’ value and plugging that number into a sizing equation. 


Monday, March 12th, 2018

Application-optimised low-pressure UV disinfection system simplifies water treatment and reduces lifecycle costs

Berson and Hanovia have jointly launched a new low-pressure UV disinfection system for the treatment of municipal, re-use and waste water. The easy-to-install AmaLine R UV range has been third-party validated, in line with US EPA and NWRI guidelines. It provides effective treatment, while reducing lifecycle costs through being simple to maintain and extremely energy 


Monday, February 26th, 2018

Water Process Flow – More Than Just Gallons Per Minute

By Dan Shaver There are a several variables that need to be considered when sizing a new UV disinfection system. One of the most obvious variables is the flow rate of the water through the system. However, there is more to a flow rate than just determining a `gallons per minute’ value and plugging that 


Monday, February 19th, 2018

Why is UV water treatment technology a growing market?

Come and visit us in Dubai on the 28th Feb 2018, where at the ‘Drink technology Expo’