Drinking Water Filtration News

  1. Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant In Algeria Honored With OPIC Impact Award For Critical Infrastructure 7/8/2016

    GE and the Algerian Energy Company’s Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant has been awarded a 2016 Impact Award by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government's development finance institution.

  2. Caribbean Island Of Eleuthera To Increase Supply Of Drinking Water With GE's Desalination Technology 6/6/2017

    Despite being surrounded by water in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean island of Eleuthera has experienced challenges with the supply of fresh, potable water. To help improve water quality and reliability of potable water, GE is providing Water and Sewerage Corporation Bahamas with a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant.

  3. SUEZ Acquires LANXESS Reverse Osmosis Membrane Portfolio 7/16/2020

    SUEZ today announced it has signed an agreement to purchase the Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane portfolio from specialty chemical company LANXESS.

  4. New National Standard Helps Protect Public Water Supplies 3/19/2015

    Global public health organization NSF International has published the first consensus-based American National Standard to evaluate the performance of municipal water filtration technologies in removing Cryptosporidium from public drinking water supplies.

  5. NSF International Certifies First Water Filters That Reduce PFOA And PFOS In Drinking Water 11/30/2016

    Global public health organization NSF International has developed a test method and protocol — P473: Drinking Water Treatment Units - PFOA and PFOS — to verify a water treatment device’s ability to reduce perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to below the health advisory levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A total of 17 Aquasana, Inc. drinking water filters are the first products to earn certification to the protocol.

  6. Aquaporin Changes The Game With The A2O Series 1/23/2023

    Aquaporin is teaming up with the renowned Danish industry-leading kitchen reseller andersen & nielsen. With more than 100 years of experience specializing in kitchens and professional tools, andersen & nielsen will be selling Aquaporin’s new line of water purification products, the A2O Series, across Scandinavia.

  7. IDE Technologies Continues A 50-Year Tradition Of Desalination In The Canary Islands 7/10/2019

    IDE Technologies, a world leader in providing world-class desalination and water treatment solutions, has been a provider of desalination plants for more than 50 years in the Canary Islands and recently supplied a chemical-free SWRO solution to Aguas De Arguineguín.

  8. H2O Innovation Announces The Completion Of The Acquisition Of Clearlogx 10/28/2015

    H2O Innovation Inc. (“H2O Innovation” or the “Corporation”), a leader in membrane filtration, is proud to announce the execution of a definitive asset purchase agreement completing the acquisition of Clearlogx , a patented technology, developed by Gregg McLeod, that helps maintain and optimize chemical performance, while improving the overall efficiency, of water treatment processes.

  9. Argonne Scientists Create Water Filtration Membranes That Can Clean Themselves 8/19/2020

    Scientists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a light-activated coating for filtration membranes — the kind used in water treatment facilities, at semiconductor manufacturing sites and within the food and beverage industry — to make them self-cleaning, eliminating the need to shut systems down in order to repair them.

  10. Clean Water Systems & Stores Releases New Guide For Wells In Flood Zones: 'What To Do When Your Well Is Covered By Flood Waters' 2/28/2017

    It is estimated that over 45 million Americans or about 15% of the population, get their water from privately owned non-public ground water wells. These private ground water wells can provide clean, safe, potable water.