Contaminant Removal News

  1. U.S. EPA Calls On Eight Technology Companies To Address Fraudulent COVID-19 Disinfectants 4/23/2020

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is advising eight technology companies that unscrupulous dealers are using their platforms to sell illegal disinfectant products.

  2. First Ozone Inc. Sales Surge As Businesses Address The Need For Disinfection Systems To Combat COVID-19 4/22/2020

    First Ozone Inc. (“First Ozone” or the “Company”), a pioneer in ozonated water-based disinfection systems, today announces that the Company has increased production by 100% to meet the sudden, growing demand for its ozone-based disinfection systems – including orders from restaurants, commercial kitchens and nursing homes, as well as mobile businesses, such as delivery services and transportation companies.

  3. Removal Of 'Forever Chemicals' From Drinking Water Poses Severe And Costly Challenges To Local Communities 4/21/2020

    Removal of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from drinking water costs local communities millions of dollars, says a new Environmental Working Group study, published today in the European water industry journal Water Solutions.

  4. ClorTec And MIOX On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation Systems Combat COVID-19 4/21/2020

    De Nora continues to support local communities in the fight against COVID-19 and resulting bleach shortages.

  5. A Cheap Organic Steam Generator To Purify Water 4/20/2020

    A high-efficiency steam generator for the purification and desalination of water can be built using cheap and natural materials such as cellulose. The steam generator has been developed at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University.

  6. The Power Of Light 4/14/2020

    As COVID-19 continues to ravage global populations, the world is singularly focused on finding ways to battle the novel coronavirus.

  7. Water Quality Could Change In Buildings Closed Down During COVID-19 Pandemic, Engineers Say 4/13/2020

    While restaurants, gyms, schools and other buildings are closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID-19, water left sitting in pipes could change in quality.

  8. U.S.-Israel Energy Center Awards $9.2M For Water-Energy Technology Development To Consortium That Includes Argonne National Laboratory 4/11/2020

    A U.S.-Israel consortium that includes researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory was selected to receive up to $9.2 million from the U.S.-Israel Energy Center to develop new technologies to help solve global water challenges.

  9. Sun-Powered Nanotechnology Could Supply Clean Water And Renewable Energy 4/9/2020

    Hydrogen peroxide is commonly known as a household disinfectant for minor cuts and scrapes and a bleaching agent used in teeth-whitening products.

  10. BleachMakers Being Used Around The World As ‘A Sword In The Fight Against COVID-19’ 4/8/2020

    A piece of equipment invented to combat the Ebola outbreak in 2014 is proving critical in the fight against COVID-19.