If you listen to the loudest mouths in the water treatment industry (CEOs , Investors, College Researchers, and Marketing Executives) you will read claims of earth-shattering, innovative, revolutionary new water technologies. If however you talk to the people that actually solve water problems you will learn that it is the conventional technologies, and orthodox application science that solve 99.9% of water-related challenges. Reverse Osmosis, Ultra/Nano Filtration, Ion Exchange, Depth and…
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Berkey Filter Taking Heat? News Flash NSF/ANSI Doesn’t Guarantee Squat!
The Berkey Water Filter has come under criticism because or reports that the filter was not able to process as many gallons of water as advertised. Upon release of this news, proponents of NSF and ANSI poured out of the woodwork proclaiming, “AH HA, this is because the Berkey does not bear the NSF certifications”. “AH HA, this is what happens when you purchase a non-certified filter.” An article by…
Reader Question – November 29, 2022
A reader writes, “why don’t municipal water providers have back-up generators to avoid boil alerts.” This question is vague but still very interesting. It teaches a very good lesson that sometimes what we think is good community logic winds up failing miserably when the principles of economics, engineering, and science are applied. The reader’s question implies that that the reason cities issue boil alerts is because they are losing electricity.…