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May,
2002
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Volume
2, No. 1
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Inside
this Newsletter
1.
SeaQuest, universal drinking water treatment
additive
2. Copper
corrosion problems
3. On
line
4. Thought
of the month
5. Anyone
know the answers?
6. More
on desalination
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SeaQuest,
Universal Drinking Water Treatment
There
is one thing for sure which is happening to drinking water
quality worldwide. Its getting worse
much worse.
Whether this is due to stricter regulations, degrading raw
water sources (surface or ground), deteriorating distribution
piping, increased biofilm formation, inadequate distribution
disinfection, depleting already inadequate supplies, or combination
of all these, the fact remains drinking water (and its carrier
piping) is in trouble. There are;
a. gross discoloration and staining problems from high
levels of metals (iron and manganese) coming into water supplies,
b. scale problems from hard water that is getting harder,
c. corrosion problems from soft water that is getting
softer,
d. health problems from biofilms that are playing havoc
with disinfectants,
e. customer complaints that are skyrocketing.
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To compound
the above problems, production costs are rising and customers
are getting fed up with the high cost of water and the low
quality of their drinking water.
One company, Aqua Smart Inc.,
in Atlanta, Georgia offers one
product as the one solution
to all these problems. That solution is their NSF / DWI
certified drinking water corrosion control sequesterant
SeaQuest.
With the use of SeaQuest, the benefits obtained are:
1. No more customer complaints
2. The elimination of red (from iron) and black (from manganese)
discoloration and staining
3. The removal of pre-existing scale and corrosion eliminating
biofilm build-up while maximizing flows and pressure minimizing
electrical costs
4. Eliminating expensive cleaning and coating programs and
pipe replacement
5. Eliminating the negative effects of hardness
6. Providing optimum corrosion control protecting distribution
piping while increasing the life of distribution pipes already
in the ground.
7. Lowering lead and copper levels at the taps below WHO
mandated levels.
8. An ability to function at lower pH levels (above 6) eliminating
the need for any other post pH adjustment--which improves
chlorine stability and increases chlorine residuals, both
lowering the potential for THM (trihalomethanes--carcinogens)
formation.
Here
is an example: A system that has been using SeaQuest
for over 2 years has found an increase in disinfection levels,

improved flows,

and elimination of customer complaints.

It is
seen in the above graph, from the start of SeaQuest in February
1999, customer complaints reduced steadily down to zero
complaints by December 1999. At the same time this reduction
was occurring, flows increased by over 30% and chlorine
residuals more than doubled. Prior to SeaQuest use, this
system had been dealing with many of the above noted water
quality problems faced by water supply systems all over
the world.
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Aqua
Smart Inc. 4445
Commerce Drive SW, Suite A4, Atlanta, Georgia 30336 USA
1-800-AQUASMART |
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