Options for Rainwater Disinfection   Water Quality Products February 2012   Jack Holmgreen
From traditional to cutting edge, rainwater disinfection technologies abound
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Disinfection for Safe Water   Water Quality Products February 2012   Amy Reichel
Eliminating pathogens to protect human health
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Inactivating with UV   Water & Wastes Digest February 2009   By Keith Bircher, Elliott Whitby & John Platz
Disinfection alternative on the rise in surface water plants
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Making Sense of the Treatment Requirements   Water Quality Products June 2007   By Bruce Bartley
UV, NSF Standard 55 and the LT2 Rule

A Modern Alternative   Water Quality Products June 2007   By Brent Alspach
Membrane filtration offers a popular means for pathogen removal

A Mechanical Barrier   Water Quality Products June 2007   By Evelyn M. Scibelli
UF Membranes deliver potable water to residents of East Shoshone County, Idaho

Bacteria… How Much Do They Bug Us   Water Quality Products April 2005   By Jonathan Dyer
Sterility in the natural environment is not a normal scenario.
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Developments in Ozone Technology   Water Quality Products July 2002   Rip G. Rice, Ph.D., RICE International Consulting Enterprises
Ozone technology developments have opened new applications for these established water treatment technologies. Driving these changes has been the identification of new, more disinfection-resistant microorganisms such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium cysts and governmental regulations designed to protect the public health from the hazards of ingestion of these microorganisms. Additionally, the desire to prevent or minimize the formation of halogenated disinfection byproducts formed during chlorination has stimulated new interest in the use of ozone. Combinations of ozone with hydrogen peroxide and/or ultraviolet (UV) radiation can destroy many contaminants present in ground water.
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Chlorination and Its Alternatives   Water Quality Products March 2002   By Anne Penkal and Nadia Abboud, Severn Trent Services, Inc.
Purification of drinking water containing microbiological contamination requires some form of disinfection treatment to kill or render microbiological organisms harmless. Of the available disinfection treatment methods for private water systems, chlorination in the most commonly used.

Cryptosporidium - A brief overview of a new technology   Water Quality Products March 2001   Danielle Duclos
The occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum and other pathogens in water supplies poses a dangerous problem to the water industry and human health. Read about a new technology that is helping rid of this problem.
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