IICRC Standards: Cleaning, Restoration, Inspection
IICRC, as an ANSI-accredited standards developing organization, has a specific focus, and its activities enhance the safety and efficiency of the industry it serves. The […]
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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 […]
NFPA 25-2020: Water-Based Fire Protection Systems Standard
Today, fires of all sizes are extinguished with various media—foam, gas, chemicals—containing a range of substances. However, water still does its thing—as H20 is a […]
NFPA 750 Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems, 2019 Edition
New Standard Revision: NFPA 750-2019: Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems, 2019 edition Mist is generally innocuous. Minuscule water droplets—nearly vaporous—rarely present any threats […]
Cryptosporidium: Why Clean Water is So Important
Adequate water treatment is the cornerstone of modern public health, but few take a moment to ask why. Well, it’s pretty obvious—water is the elixir […]
Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Systems and AWWA B130-2018
New Standard Revision: AWWA B130-2018: Membrane Bioreactor Systems Water treatment encapsulates a network of ostensibly unnatural processes to fulfill an auspiciously natural need: assuring public […]
Microcystins: A Toxic Threat to Drinking Water
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) comprises the oldest known fossils and date back more than 3.5 billion years, but these freshwater organisms are still prominent today. Cyanobacteria, […]
NSF/ANSI 53-2017: Drinking Water Treatment Units—Health Effects
***Update: This standard has been revised. NSF/ANSI 53-2019: Drinking Water Treatment Units – Health Effects is available on the ANSI Webstore. You can read more […]
AWWA B301-2018: Liquid Chlorine Standard
Chlorine is often inseparable from the purification of water supplies. In tackling concerns present with chlorine for use in potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed water […]