Hospital Water Treatment
Oct 8 2019
On Sept. 26, health officials received results from routine water testing at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., that showed legionella…
May 31 2018
Mayo Clinic’s St. Mary Campus in Rochester, Minn., closed drinking water fountains and advised patients and staff to only drink bottled water,…
Mar 5 2018
The Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital of Cape Town, South Africa, has installed a water filtration plant, making the hospital the city’s first private…
Feb 16 2017
The International Ultraviolet Assn. (IUVA) 2017 Americas Conference drew a record number of attendees, representing 28 U.S. states, the District of…
Dec 30 2016
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an increasing number of people across the U.S. are being diagnosed with…
Jul 6 2016
NSF Intl. and ASHRAE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) dedicated to protecting public health by establishing safe management practices…
Apr 29 2016
Just 40 years ago, Legionella bacteria were identified as the cause of Legionnaires’ disease, a deadly pneumonia, and Pontiac fever; since that time…
Nov 5 2015
While powders and liquids are traditional treatment methods for biofilm, bacteria, algae and fungi in small- to medium-sized closed-loop water…
Sep 16 2014
New research has found significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in…
Aug 27 2014
Backflow prevention is the unglamorous side of commercial water management — it guards against problems, and is only noticed if something goes wrong…
Jul 18 2014
Water efficiency and sanitation for a building or campus, whether new construction or retrofit, are best achieved through a whole-building approach,…
Jun 16 2014
Legionella occurs naturally in the environment and is most commonly found in water. These bacteria thrive in warmer environments, so they are often…
Aug 7 2013
Blue Earth Labs has been granted U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disinfectant registration (EPA Reg. No. 87437-1) for two versions of its…
May 10 2013
Phigenics LLC is hosting the Healthcare Smart Water Leadership Summit June 6 and 7 in Chicago at the Gleacher Center, University of Chicago, Booth…
Feb 7 2013
Nephros Inc. and Chem-Aqua Inc., a wholly owned water treatment subsidiary of NCH Corp., announced that they have signed a non-exclusive distributor…
Jun 29 2012
ELGA LabWater, global laboratory water brand of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has been awarded the contract to supply and install an…
Jan 25 2012
One of the largest and most well-respected teaching hospitals in Illinois is also home to a central power plant with 7,000 tons of cooling tower…
Jan 3 2012
Helen of Troy Ltd. announced the Dec. 30, 2011, closing of its previously reported agreement to acquire the PUR water purification products business…
Apr 22 2011
Severn Trent Services has donated 11 portable electrolytic water disinfection systems to humanitarian agencies working in Haiti to assist in the…
Mar 10 2011
Water in hospitals, hotels, commercial office buildings and long-term care facilities can contain waterborne pathogens, like Legionella, Pseudomonas…
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