Rain Loads: Design Guidance in ASCE/SEI 7-2022
A single droplet of rain means no true threat, and similarly, rainfall, at ordinary intensities, is rarely a cause for immobilizing concern. However, by weighing […]
Water
NSF/ANSI 60-2021: Drinking Water Chemicals Health Effects
The health effects of water are of prime importance. Chemicals make water potable, letting it safely enter our bodies to keep our temperature regular, lubricate […]
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2021 for Legionnaires’ Disease Risk Management
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2021: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, an American National Standard, aims to minimize the potential for Legionnaires’ disease to spread throughout […]
Companion Standard to NSF/ANSI 61 & 60 for Drinking Water
If you don’t comprehend the significance of water, then you’re likely not a human being living on planet Earth. Or any other living thing, for […]
NSF/ANSI 50-2021: Equipment and Chemicals for Swimming Pools
Pools are as synonymous with summer as the beach, barbecues, vacation, and the hot sun. NSF/ANSI/CAN 50-2021, both an American National Standard and a National […]
Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone
The different chemical compounds that fall under the overarching term “lime”—quicklime, hydrated lime (slacked lime), and limestone—are sharply related, with quicklime being produced through the […]
AWWA C751-2019: Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters (Magmeters)
AWWA C751-2019 – Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters, an American National Standard, reviews magmeter principles. This technology is one of the latest additions to the water industry, […]
“Lead Free” Drinking Water: Regulations and NSF/ANSI 372
Water, the molecule that comprises the majority of your body, your planet, and plays a small but important role in your atmosphere, is essential for […]
ANSI/ASHRAE 146-2020: Testing and Rating Pool Heaters
ANSI/ASHRAE 146-2020: Methods Of Testing And Rating Pool Heaters has been revised. The Standard for Pool Water Heaters Swimming in water warmed to one’s comfort […]
Disinfection of Water Storage Facilities with AWWA C652-2019
AWWA C652-2019, or ANSI/AWWA C652, describes methods of disinfecting water storage facilities and tanks. Every person needs readily available potable water, and, as population increases, […]