SILICA IN INDUSTRIAL WATER – How big of a problem is it?

Silicon is among the more abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, and most rocks are comprised of silicate minerals with SiO₂ as a fundamental building block. So it comes as no surprise that it is almost always present in source water, process water, and wastewater streams. For industrial units, efficient management of silica levels in […]

Chlorine Dioxide – Drinking Water Disinfection

  The goal of disinfection of public water supplies is the elimination of the pathogens that are responsible for waterborne diseases. The transmission of diseases such as typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, cholera, salmonellosis, and shigellosis can be controlled with treatments that substantially reduce the total number of viable microorganisms in the water. Chlorination is the […]

IMPROVING GROUNDWATER QUALITY – Securing India’s Water Future

  Historically speaking, India and its various industries used to heavily rely on surface water supply from sources like rivers, lakes, ponds, etc. – to meet a huge majority of its water requirements. The supply of surface water has always been in abundance and India made use of this.   However over the past few […]