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Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) April 06, 2012

Building upon a mutual goal for the highest quality water possible, Engineering Performance Solutions (EPS) and the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Authority joined together to choose an effective water treatment solution.

By using EPSs Performance Based PAC test, the group was able to build a cost-effective treatment solution designed to remove taste and odor from the water. The PAC test used a variety of tools to achieve this, including mimicking plant conditions at the utility, in order to achieve the most economical activated carbon possible. In addition, this test also focused on building a dose removal curve for MIB and geosmin, two of the main compounds that produce unpleasant taste and odors in water.

Once the testing was complete, the Water Authority was able to take the best course of action to assure its consumers were able to enjoy affordable, clean water. Do to this unprecedented partnership between EPS and the Peace River Water Authority consumers have access to the highest quality water available while saving the Authority money by optimizing their carbon usage.

The advanced carbon testing tools used by Engineering Performance Solutions are the best in the industry, and clients have depended on their expertise for years. The team at EPS is proud to provide their clients with the solutions they need to enjoy clean water and noticeable savings, creating a positive effect that everyone can appreciate. By leveraging their years of experience and state of the art testing tools, the EPS team will continue to help clients in achieving the cleanest, highest quality water possible.

About the company:

Engineering Performance Solutions, LLC services include Powdered Activated Carbon Testing, Granular Activated Carbon Testing, Routine water analysis; for disinfection byproducts (Trihalomethane and Haloacetic acids), MIB/geosmin, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Pesticides and Herbicides. Their signature services include Performance Based Testing and Rapid Small Scale Column Testing (RSSCT). Headquartered in Gainesville, FL Engineering Performance Solutions consults utilities and other organizations relating to water treatment and filtration, water industry science, and other environmental consulting firms nationwide. Visit their website at http://www.epslabs.com or call 352-338-7770.

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Article by Gordon P Hall

Nitrates in drinking water have at times been blamed for blue baby syndrome, although scientists have cast doubt on what the risk actually is to humans. It is known that high levels in the ocean can cause the death of fish, primarily by increasing algae blooms and suffocating other forms or marine life.

In humans, excessive nitrate intake causes changes in the blood that lead to oxygen depletion in the organs and tissues. The blue baby syndrome mentioned above and the condition in adults is actually called Methemoglobinemia.

Adults, children and infants that produce insufficient stomach acid have an increased risk of Methemoglobinemia. The condition is treatable, assuming it is caught in time.

Increased consumption of green leafy vegetables can cause the problem, because of the nitrate content. Vegetables naturally contain it. It is added to farmland as a fertilizer. It is present in the ground due to the breakdown of human and animal waste.

In areas where there are septic tanks, it seeps into the ground and is present in groundwater. The amount present in lakes fed by groundwater can be high as a result.

Farm runoff is the primary cause of nitrates in drinking water in most areas. Even in an area that seems to be far away from farmland, the public freshwater source could at some point run through the land.

In general, healthy adults are not affected by nitrate intake. But, it does depend on their diet. Too much in the diet combined with too much in their drinking water could create a problem.

People with gallstones or hepatitis, asthma or food allergies are more sensitive to the negative effects of nitrate. When unfiltered tap-water is used to make baby formula, there is an increased risk to the infant, but not only because of the nitrate.

The nitrates in drinking water may be the least of a parent’s concerns. Perchlorate was recently found in dozens of different test sites throughout the US. Yet that compound is not regulated by the EPA.

Perchlorate is an element in rocket fuel. Not only was it found in samples of freshwater. It has also been found in cow’s milk and vegetables. It is assumed that the presence in cow’s milk is due to the animals drinking from ponds or streams tainted with the substance.

The nitrates in drinking water might be a problem to children. If perchlorate is there, it is definitely a problem. It is known to cause developmental delays and can lead to a variety of health problems.

Perchlorate is a VOC. It can be removed with a filter that reduces VOCs. You will need to check the product performance data to be sure that your filter works to remove them.

If you don’t have a water filter on your tap, you need one, you really do. Buying bottled water is no solution. The nitrate content of bottle beverages is not regulated. In fact, there are very few regulations concerning bottled brands.

Now that you know a little more about nitrates in drinking water, you might want to learn why buying bottled is not a good choice.

A chemical demonstration of the reaction between sodium and water and between potassium and water. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
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For many, many years, individuals have benefitted as a result of reverse osmosis water system. All these ingredients had been utilised because back garden and backyard manure which give grasses along with shrubbery by means of nutrients necessary for lifespan. In spite of this advantage, nitrates have gathered within the garden soil along with leached from your wells. Consequently, available toxicities occur. Professionals include envisioned the particular transmission of nitrates in our water to low wells. In spite of this, even the great bore holes are already seriously afflicted. This specific finding just simply demonstrates that nitrate on soil now have away now significant to the point of achieving more intense property.The superior chance shows up when the pumped dry as well as old water wells typically are not filled or simply dumped using solid. The result is your too much water tank for run-off yard water. When all of these older water bores fill up with work surface water, harmful components as a result of harmful pesticides and herbicides or perhaps agricultural chemical compounds will have concentrated. Given that the clearly is surely an metro supply of water, any definitely dirty water may seep from the earth and even achieve neat and drinkable reasons water. Leading to opportunity water harming considering that the nitrate grades arrive at toxic stages.The undesirable benefit of nitrates inside our water is certainly perilous. Considering nitrates could possibly get with the human body by means of water, compression by way of the blood circulation technique are speedily. As a result, puncture towards the several tissue is amazingly simple and easy seldom permanent. Inside of a study, it was subsequently found that nitrates may well sincerely clouds that blood’s capacity to travel fresh air. When they are not governed, the body within the body won’t be able to undertake their particular completely different everyday life capabilities. Probably the most harmful part occurs oxygen supply with the mind should get cut off from as young as some seconds. Irreparable mental problems may occur which can lead to paralysis also know as the incapacity within the inhalation muscles that you perform a very important performance. The internal procedure is with the education nitrate by way of hemoglobin, your blood’s much needed oxygen handbag. Typically the nitrate may hole powerfully towards the hemoglobin and much needed oxygen by going to cells.

To prevent this from happening, water could very well be tried because of the State Health and wellness Office or an Environmental Protection Agency qualified lab. Should water has been detected, place useful Treated Water Reuse machines should be used to lower all the nitrate thresholds to a practical vary. In a number of native municipalities, some divide flow understanding is finished. On this set-up, water will be drawn-off plus an anionic nitrate getting rid course of action is made. This approach water can be when combined that un-repaired Marine Desalination so that they can stimulate dilution.Nitrates in this water may just be standard, but it really has to never grasp chemical substances amounts to not have the unfavorable benefit from taking.

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Water Wisdom Tips and Newsletter Issue # 7

In this issue of Water Wisdom, we’ll discuss two important sources of drinking water contamination – nitrate and nitrite nitrogen. Because these are both forms of nitrogen, we’ll take a look at how each one may infiltrate our drinking water some of the potential ramifications of their presence.

Though nitrogen, (N) is a very abundant element representing nearly eighty percent of the air we breathe, we need to monitor different forms of nitrogen in our drinking water. Both compounds, Nitrate, (NO3) and Nitrite, (NO2) are listed as primary contaminants by the United States Environmental Protection Agency which means they can have a negative impact on our health. We get nitrate and nitrite nitrogen in our water via many different potential sources such as poorly maintained wastewater treatment facilities, fertilizer, unlined manure piles, animal wastes (birds, fish, etc.), industrial wastes, and through decomposition. Huge pig farms in the Midwest and Southeastern U.S. can significantly impact water supplies if the waste is not properly stored. Overflows from storm and rain events can create infiltration of nitrates and nitrites into local streams, rivers, and water supplies with sometimes devastating effects. Nitrogen contamination from agricultural runoff is a main reason that farms are required to line their manure storage areas.

Nitrite is a fresh, or newly formed nitrogen compound. Because bacteria will quickly metabolize and convert nitrite to nitrate, we rarely find nitrite when analyzing drinking water in the lab. How can nitrite affect our health? Well, we all know there are nitrites in some of the foods we eat, but there is a good reason we don’t want to drink water with high levels of nitrite – especially for pregnant women or infants. When nitrite comes in contact with the hemoglobin in our bloodstream it produces methemoglobin. Normally, hemoglobin transports oxygen via red blood cells throughout our bodies. Methemoglobin, however, prevents our red blood cells from carrying oxygen. If a pregnant woman drinks too much water with high levels of nitrite, or feeds it to her infant of three months or younger, she runs a risk of producing a condition called, “methemoglobinemia,” or “blue baby syndrome.” By significantly reducing the bodies ability to transport oxygen, it’s no wonder where the condition gets its’ name! Babies born with this condition come into the world looking like they’re ready for an audition with the Blue Man Group! It’s no laughing matter, however, because severe forms of this condition can be fatal. The maximum contaminant level, (MCL) for nitrite in drinking water is 1.0 mg/L (milligrams per liter). Milligrams per liter is the same as parts per million.

Nitrate nitrogen is often found in drinking water sources because of it’s prevalence in the environment. Levels of nitrates are carefully monitored because too much in a lake or stream can rob or deplete the water of oxygen. High levels can kill fish as well as other organisms and cause significant change by turning the water anaerobic (without oxygen). The problem usually gets worse because nitrate is also a nutrient, or food source, which can feed algae creating conditions that are ripe for algae blooms. When a body of water has reached this point, it may be referred to as “eutrophic.” Although we’ll bring it up in another issue, the other major nutrient that often times comes into play in these scenarios is phosphorus.

We should be mindful of drinking water with too much nitrate, and one place we often forget to check is on the back of our favorite bottled water. Folks who rely on bottled water seem to have their favorites. Simply look on the back label and see what your water’s nitrate level is. If it’s not clearly stated, you can call, write, or email the bottling company and get the information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets the MCL for nitrate nitrogen in drinking water at 10.0 mg/L. Total combined nitrate and nitrite nitrogen levels may also not exceed 10.0 mg/L. I am neither discounting, nor advocating bottles water, however I can tell you that some bottled waters have nearly ten mg/L of nitrate in them. Maybe 10.0 is the maximum limit, but would you knowingly drink water with seven, eight, or nine mg/L of nitrate in it? (especially after reading this article?). Again, a simple on the label or phone call to the bottler will tell you where the level is for that particular brand.

Lastly, if you have a drilled well, it is not common to find very high levels of nitrate or nitrite nitrogen unless the aquifer or the well itself has been compromised directly by surface water. Dug wells, which are typically surface water sources are more susceptible to nitrogen contamination, especially after a significant rain event. There are other forms of nitrogen such as ammonia and organic nitrogen as well. Organic nitrogen, referred to as TKN, or Total Kjeldahl nitrogen is monitored in wastewater treatment facilities along with ammonia, (NH3). I have had some, shall we say, “exciting” moments in the lab when analyzing TKN. If the solution boils or refluxes to dryness, a rather significant exothermic reaction can occur – sometimes referred to as an explosion! That’s why this analysis is run behind safety glass inside a vent hood approved for such a technique.

The best way to get nitrogen out of your drinking water is to remove the source of the nitrogen. If removal of the source of nitrogen is not possible or practical, methods such as reverse osmosis may be effective. As always, to check for nitrates and nitrites in your drinking water, you should have it analyzed by a laboratory certified for those parameters. For removal, consult with a water treatment professional for options that best fit your needs. I hope you have enjoyed this issue of Water Wisdom Tips and Newsletter, and thank you for reading. Cheers!

How to make Silver Nitrate from Silver and Nitric acid. WARNING: This reaction produces toxic nitrogen dioxide gas. Do not perform this reaction indoors, only do it in a fumehood or outside. Simply place some pure silver in concentrated nitric acid and heat it up. The reaction proceeds too slowly in cold nitric acid to be useful. Wrap your silver in aluminum wire to better control the reaction. If it proceeds out of control and fizzes too much or generates too much gas too fast then you can pull the silver out of the acid to stop the reaction. Only aluminum is resistant to nitric acid, other metals are destroyed and will contaminate your acid. We’re going to use the silver nitrate to perform silver chloride photography, making mirrors, and even making flash powder. So please subscribe, rate and comment! More information on the chemistry at: sites.google.com
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 31, 2011

United Water, and Green City Standards have teamed up with Gambassa.com, a project-based education website, to sponsor student projects aimed at promoting environmental literacy and conservation.

Joe Simunovich, Board Member of United Water, and Luis Moro of Green City Standards spearheaded the agreement providing for high rate environmental water monitoring and soil-tracking equipment to be used by Environmental Studies and Biology High School students using Gambassa.com.

United Waters sponsorship consists of water quality sampling probes designed to measure water characteristics such as pH, Turbidity, Nitrates, Calcium, Chloride, Ammonium, and Flow Rate. The environmental science probes will measure characteristics as moisture, pH, GPS location, conductivity, CO2, voltage, current, light, relative humidity and more. The equipment is coupled with books, and software to analyze the data. Gary Glass, creator of Gambassa, says Gambassa is designed to empower teachers and students by streamlining the processes of assigning, managing, submitting, and collecting collaborative projects, as well as calculating measureable results. Students are conducting field research in different places, at different times, submitting them independently, activities beyond the classroom, which can easily overwhelm a teacher, and consume precious classroom time if not for Gambassa.

Ken Pitts, AP Environmental Studies and Biology teacher at Santiago High School in Corona, California said the equipment is an amazing boost forward for him and his students. Pitts, who has been using Gambassa for over 2 years, says Gambassa improves the quality of his students work and the assignment compliance rate, citing as evidence, 100% completion, on-time, of student research projects both years, the only two times this has occurred in his 31 years of teaching.

This new initiative will showcase Gambassas ability to collect the field research data and organize it so that students can see how their results trend with other students from other years, different schools, or different regional areas says Glass. Our goal is to push the boundaries of education beyond the classroom walls and to build an ongoing repository of inspiring student works that demonstrate excellence. Students invest a great deal of time writing research papers, and performing science projects, many of which at the end of the year are discarded, or taken home never to be read again. Gambassa gives life to these projects like never before.

Thanks to the United Water Company agreement, 500 unique educational projects are sponsored. Gambassa proves to be the most advanced next generation curriculum management system for educators and students, simultaneously benefiting communities and businesses, said Moro. Joe Simunovich said, Were helping the students become stewards and caretakers of their communitys environment. These are our future water quality leaders.

Student and teachers using Gambassa continue to produce exceptional environmental results, says Glass. We want to empower pioneering teachers like Ken Pitts and his students who are local heroes to be guardians of their communitys environment.

The impact is unprecedented. Mr. Pitts created a local environmental tracking team. Said Luis Moro, Green City Standards. Moro noted United Water Companys agreement with Gambassa is consistent with President Obamas Well-Rounded Education initiative that included environmental literacy for the first time in history. United Waters contribution also gains valuable Triple Bottom Line results consistent with their leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility. This is the future of business working with communities, Said Mr. Moro

Don Baugh, Director of the No Child Left Inside Coalition said, “Advancing the environmental literacy of our students is key to addressing today’s increasingly complex environmental and related economic, social, natural resource, and energy issues.”

To see a list of recently completed projects visit [http://www.gambassa.com/Public/NewProjects/1.html

About

1) United Water is one of the nations leading environmental companies, providing water and wastewater services to approximately 7 million people in the United States. In addition to owning and operating 20 water utilities, the company operates more than 200 municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems through innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements. United Waters affiliate, Utility Service Company, is the nations leading provider of long-term asset management contracts for water storage facilities with municipal and industrial clients. Founded in 1869, United Water is a subsidiary of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT.

2) Joseph Joe Simunovich is a member of the board for United Water Company and Chairman of the Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, both in New Jersey. http://www.JoeSimunovich.com

3) Green City Standards creates, designs and produces projects and systems consistent with Corporate Social Responsibility results that deliver effective, profitable, Triple Bottom Line benefits. http://www.GreenCityStandards.com

4) Gambassa : Innovative tools Designed to Work Together for better education. http://www.Gambassa.com

Contact Gary Glass Accounts@Gambassa.com

5) Ken Pitts, at Santiago High School in Corona, California can be contacted at: Kpitts@cnusd.k12.ca.us http://www.reducetheharm.com/

Read more President Obama history first on: Environmental Literacy Included in Obama’s New Education Budget: Historic First.

Links on Joe Simunovich United Water agreement projects available at http://www.GreenCityStandards.com

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